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?

Respuesta :

There are 15 girls 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 [tex]\frac{5}{12}[/tex] 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 = [tex]\frac{5}{12}[/tex] of 36

                                                        = [tex]\frac{5}{12}\times 36[/tex]

                                                        = 5×3

                                                        = 15 girls

Therefore, number of girls in the class is 15.