Question

I’m the sixth grade class, 3/7 of the students are boys, and 5/8 of these boys are in mrs. jones’ class. What fraction of the entire sixth grade class are the boys in mrs. jones’ class??
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Answer 1

Answer:

15/56

Step-by-step explanation:

You just multiply 3/7 by 5/8 to get 15/56. Since you cannot simplify it more, that is the fraction of boys in mrs.jones class compared to the whole sixth grade class

Answer 2

Answer:

15/56

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of students be x

Number of boys=$\frac{3}{7}$ of x

Number of boys in Mrs jones' class= $\frac{3}{7}$of$\frac{5}{8}$

Fraction of number of boys of Mrs jones' class to total class strength=$\frac{15x/56}{x}$

Hence, the fraction is$\frac{15}{56}$