At the school tuck shop, 4/9 of all snacks are curry puffs. The tuck shop sells 72 curry puffs. The owner then restocks by doubling the total number of snacks while keeping the number of curry puffs the same. What fraction of all snacks are now curry puffs?
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Step 1: Curry puffs = 4/9 of total. If curry puffs = 72, then total = 72 ÷ (4/9) = 72 × (9/4) = 162 snacks.
Step 2: Owner doubles the total: new total = 162 × 2 = 324 snacks.
Step 3: Curry puffs remain at 72 (unchanged).
Step 4: New fraction = 72 / 324 = 8/36 = 2/9.
Correct answer: 2/9
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