Question

There are 30 students in Mrs. Woodward’s class, and 1/5 of the class has their own cell phone. Of this group of students, 1/2 of them are allowed to use social media. How many of the students have a cell phone and can use social media?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 students

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 30 students in Mrs. Woodward’s class.

$\dfrac{1}{5}$ of the class has their own cell phone, so

$\dfrac{1}{5}\cdot 30=\dfrac{1}{5}\cdot \dfrac{30}{1}=6$

students have their own cell phones.

$\dfrac{1}{2}$ of those 6 students are allowed to use social media. So,

$\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 6=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \dfrac{6}{1}=3$

students are allowed to use social media.