Twenty-four pencils are in a package. The students use 3/8
of the pencils. How many did they use?
Responses
To find out how many pencils the students used, we can multiply the total number of pencils by the fraction of pencils they used, which is 3/8.
24 pencils * 3/8 = 72/8 = 9
Therefore, the students used 9 pencils.
To find out how many pencils the students used, you can multiply the total number of pencils in the package by the fraction representing the portion used.
Step 1: Multiply the total number of pencils by the fraction used.
24 pencils * 3/8 = (24 * 3) / 8
Step 2: Calculate the numerator of the fraction.
24 * 3 = 72
Step 3: Calculate the denominator of the fraction.
72 / 8 = 9
Therefore, the students used 9 pencils.