There are over 2,700 species of snakes in the world. Over 600 Species are venomous.What is the fraction of species that are not venomous as a decimal. (I am confused )

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given :

Total species of snakes = 2700

Venomous species of snakes = 600

So, Non Venomous = 2700 - 600

= 2100

So, Fraction of Non Venomous snakes = 2100/2700

= 0.778

 

Hence, the fraction of species that are not venomous is 0.778 (in decimals).