Question

Mrs. Ling is having an end of the year party for her students. 5/8 of her students want a pizza party, while 3/8 want an ice cream party. If there are 23 students in Mrs. Ling's class, how many students want a pizza party and how many students want an ice cream party? Show your work.

Answer 1

15 Students want a pizza party and 8 wants a Ice Cream party. My answer is not for sure but i tried my best hope it works!

Answer 2

23/8= 2.875
2.875 multiplied by 3= 9 people want an ice cream party
23-8= 14 people want a pizza party