There are 36 students in Mrs. Keaton's sixth-grade class. If [tex]\frac{5}{12}[/tex] of her students are girls, how many girls are in the class?
Answer (2)
M u lt i pl y f r a c t i o n b y n u mb er o f s t u d e n t s n u mb er o f g i r l s = 12 5 ∗ 36 = 12 5 ∗ 36 = 15 T h ere a re 15 g i r l s in c l a ss .
There are 15 girls in Mrs. Keaton's sixth-grade class. This was calculated by multiplying the total number of students (36) by the fraction of girls (\frac{5}{12}). The result is found to be 15 girls.
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