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SashulF [63]
3 years ago
6

One sixth of students at a local college are seniors. The number of freshmen students is 2 1/2 times that amount. What fraction

of the students are freshmen?
Mathematics
2 answers:
vladimir1956 [14]3 years ago
4 0
5/12 because 1/6 equals 2/12. 2 1/2 times 2/12 equals 5/12
Rama09 [41]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: Our required fraction is \dfraac{5}{12}

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Fraction of students at a local college = \dfrac{1}{6}

According to question,  The number of freshmen students is 2\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{5}{2} times that amount.

So, Fraction of students are freshmen is given by

\dfrac{5}{2}\times \dfrac{1}{6}\\\\=\dfrac{5}{12}

Hence, our required fraction is \dfraac{5}{12}

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