Question

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?

Answer 1

There are 15 girls in the class. 

Answer 2

Answer:

There are 15 girls in the class.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 36 students in Mrs Keaton's sixth grade class.

If $\frac{5}{12}$ 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 = $\frac{5}{12}$ of 36

                                                        = $\frac{5}{12}\times 36$

                                                        = 5×3

                                                        = 15 girls

Therefore, number of girls in the class is 15.