Question

Ninety-six out of 144 students participate in extra-curricular school activities. What fraction of the students participate in extra-curricular school activities? A. 5/6 B. 2/3 C. 4/9 D. 1/3

Answer 1

The answer is D. 1/3

Answer 2

Question says that ninety-six out of 144 students participate in extra-curricular school activities. Now we have to find what fraction of the students participate in extra-curricular school activities.

Total always goes to denominator so total 144 will be in denominator.

Part which is being found, always goes to numerator so 96 will go into numerator.

Now the required fraction can be found by dividing 96 by 144 so we get 96/144

We can simplify this too by dividing numerator and denominator both by 48

$\frac{96}{144}$

$=\frac{\frac{96}{48}}{\frac{144}{48}}$

$=\frac{2}{3}$

Hence final answer is $\frac{2}{3}$.