Answer:
6 are shorter
Step-by-step explanation:
Lets say the variable y is the number of students that are shorter.
So 4/6 are taller.
So to find the fraction of students that are shorter you subtract 4/6 from 6/6:
[tex] \frac{6}{6} - \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{6} [/tex]
And the total number of students is 18. Then the equation is:
[tex] \frac{2}{6} = \frac{y}{18} [/tex]
Simplify:
[tex]6y = 36[/tex]
Divide 6 from both sides:
[tex] 6 \div 6y = 36 \div 6[/tex]
Simplify:
[tex]y = 6[/tex]
Hope this helps : )
