QuestionIn a class of 36 students, if $\frac{5}{12}$ are girls, how many girls are there?

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The total number of students in Mrs. Keaton's class is36. . The fraction of students who are girls is $\frac{5}{12}$ .

STEP 2

We need to find out how many students are girls. We can do this by multiplying the total number of students by the fraction of students who are girls.
$Number\, of\, girls = Total\, number\, of\, students \\times Fraction\, of\, students\, who\, are\, girls$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for the total number of students and the fraction of students who are girls to calculate the number of girls.
$Number\, of\, girls =36 \\times \frac{5}{12}$

STEP 4

Calculate the number of girls.
$Number\, of\, girls =36 \\times \frac{}{12} =15$ There are15 girls in Mrs. Keaton's sixth grade class.

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