Question

The students in Nora's class chose between two options for an assignment. 5/8 of the students chose option 1. If there are 32 students in Nora's class, how many chose option 1?

Answer 1

Okay. 5/8 can be multiplied by x to meet the denominator 32.

5 * 4 = 20
8 * 4 = 32.

As you can see, I just multiplied the number that made 8 to 32. (32 / x = 8, 8 * 4 = 32, 32 / 4 = 8.)