At West High School, 2/5
of the students play a sport. Of the students who play a sport, 1/4
play football. What fraction of the students at West High School play football?
Responses
A 1/10
1 10
B 1/3
1 3
C 1/5
1 5
D 2/3
2 3
E 2/9
To find the fraction of students at West High School who play football, we need to multiply the fractions representing the proportions of students who participate in sports and play football.
First, we know that 2/5 of the students play a sport.
We can then take 1/4 of this fraction to find the fraction of students who play football.
1/4 * 2/5 = 2/20
Simplifying this fraction, we get 1/10.
Therefore, the fraction of students at West High School who play football is 1/10.
Answer: A) 1/10
To find the fraction of students at West High School who play football, we need to multiply the fraction of students who play a sport (2/5) by the fraction of students who play football given that they play a sport (1/4).
(2/5) * (1/4) = 2/20 = 1/10
Therefore, the fraction of students at West High School who play football is 1/10.
So, the correct answer is option A: 1/10.
To find the fraction of students at West High School who play football, we need to multiply the fraction of students who play a sport (2/5) by the fraction of sport players who play football (1/4).
First, let's calculate this.
(2/5) * (1/4)
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together to get the new numerator, and we multiply the denominators together to get the new denominator.
(2/5) * (1/4) = (2 * 1) / (5 * 4) = 2/20
Now, we simplify the fraction. Since both 2 and 20 can be divided by 2, we divide both numbers by 2.
2/20 = 1/10
So, the fraction of students at West High School who play football is 1/10.
Therefore, the correct answer is A: 1/10.