Homework Help: 5th grade fractions

Posted by Meghan on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:05pm.

I don't know how to figure..24 girls at the picnic..2/5 at picnic were boys. How many students at picnic?

5th grade fractions - Damon, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:12pm
If 2/5 were boys then 3/5 were girls
so
3/5 * number of students = 24
or number of students = 24 * 5/3

another way - proportions
3/5 = 24/number of students
3*number = 24*5
number = 24*5/3
which is 8*5 by the way

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