There are 36 students in mrs.Keaton's sixth grade class. If 5/12 of her students are girls, how many girls are in the class?
Answer:
There are 15 girls in the class.
Step-by-step explanation:
There are 36 students in Mrs Keaton's sixth grade class.
If \(\frac{5}{12}\) fraction of the class are girls then we have to calculate the number of girls in the class.
Since number of girls in the class = \(\frac{5}{12}\) of 36
= \(\frac{5}{12}\times 36\)
= 5×3
= 15 girls
Therefore, number of girls in the class is 15.