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Of the students in Emma's class, 45\frac{4}{5} have a pet cat. Of the students who have a cat, 12\frac{1}{2} also have a dog. What fraction of the students in Emma's class have both a cat and a dog?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.\newline_____ of the students

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Q. Of the students in Emma's class, 45\frac{4}{5} have a pet cat. Of the students who have a cat, 12\frac{1}{2} also have a dog. What fraction of the students in Emma's class have both a cat and a dog?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.\newline_____ of the students
  1. Fraction of Students: First, let's figure out the fraction of students who have a cat. It's given that 45\frac{4}{5} of the students have a cat.
  2. Cat Owners with Dogs: Next, we need to find out how many of these cat owners also have a dog. It's stated that 12\frac{1}{2} of the cat owners have a dog. So, we multiply the fractions: (45)×(12)(\frac{4}{5}) \times (\frac{1}{2}).
  3. Multiplication Result: Performing the multiplication: (45)×(12)=410=25(\frac{4}{5}) \times (\frac{1}{2}) = \frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5}. This means 25\frac{2}{5} of the students have both a cat and a dog.

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