Matt conducted a survey to determine his classmates’ favorite professional baseball team. After polling 45 classmates, Matt arranged his dat

Here's the data we have:

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Atlanta Braves: 9

Chicago Cubs: 9

Colorado Rockies: 1

L.A. Dodgers: 1

New York Mets: 10

Philadelphia Phillies: 3

Pittsburg Pirates: 6

Boston Red Sox: 5

Texas Rangers: 1

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We need to figure out what fraction of the people liked either the Philadelphia Phillies or the Pittsburg Pirates team best.

3 liked the Philadelphia Phillies, and 6 people liked the Pittsburg Pirates

3+6 = 9 people's favorites were one of these two teams

There were a total of 45 classmates. Let's write these two numbers as a fraction

$${\frac{{\mathtt{9}}}{{\mathtt{45}}}}$$

Divide the top and bottom by 9 to reduce tis fraction

$${\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{{\mathtt{5}}}}$$

There you go, 1/5 people liked one of these two teams.

Matt conducted a survey to determine his classmates’ favorite professional baseball team. After polling 45 classmates, Matt arranged his data in the table below.

Favorite Baseball Team

Team

Number of Students

Atlanta Braves

9

Chicago Cubs

9

Colorado Rockies

1

L.A. Dodgers

1

New York Mets

10

Philadelphia Phillies

3

Pittsburgh Pirates

6

Boston Red Sox

5

Texas Rangers

1

What fraction of the people that Matt surveyed named the Philadelphia Phillies or the Pittsburgh Pirates as their favorite team? Write the fraction in simplest form.