Question

In Jamie's math class nine students chose soccer as their favorite sport. This amount represents 3/8 of the entire class the equation 3/8s =9 can be used to find the total number of students in Jamie's class. How many students are in Jamie's math class

Answer 1

Ok so we need to divide 3/8 into 1/8. We divide 9 by 3 making 3. 1/8=3. Now we times 3 by 8 to find all of the students. 8/8 = 24 so all students are 24. There are 24 students in the class.

Answer 2

Divide 3/8 into 1/8. We divide 9 by 3 making 3. 1/8=3. Now we times 3 by 8 to find all of the students. 8/8 = 24 so all students are 24. There are 24 students in the class.