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A fire service report shows the number of different types of fires attended during the year.  chimney fires 420

         vehicle fires 770

         derelict buildings 44

         occupied buildings 960

         others 330     what fraction of all the fires were 'occupied building'fires?

about 1/5  about 1/4   about 2/3  about 2/5 how do i work it out please ?
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sum av fires=420 +770 +44 +960 +330=2,524

"okkupied"  (sumwon theer)=960/224=0.3803486

=38%

kloes tu 40%...2/5
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