ms. roy's class has 60 students , 1/4 of the students needed help for an upcoming test. if ms. roy equally divides the students that need help into 5 small groups , how many students are in each group?
There are 60 x 1/4 = <<60*1/4=15>>15 students who needed help.
Therefore, there are 15/5 = <<15/5=3>>3 students in each group. Answer: \boxed{3}.
To find out how many students are in each group, we need to divide the total number of students needing help by the number of small groups.
First, let's calculate the number of students needing help:
Total number of students in the class = 60
Fraction of students needing help = 1/4
So, the number of students needing help = (1/4) * 60 = 15
Now, let's divide the students needing help into 5 small groups:
Number of students per group = Total students needing help / Number of small groups
Therefore, number of students per group = 15 / 5 = 3
Hence, there are 3 students in each group.
To find out how many students are in each small group, we first need to determine the number of students that needed help for the upcoming test, which is 1/4 of the total number of students in Ms. Roy's class.
To calculate this, you can use the formula:
Number of students needing help = (1/4) * Total number of students
Substituting the given values:
Number of students needing help = (1/4) * 60
To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.
Number of students needing help = (1 * 60) / (4)
Simplifying the fraction, you get:
Number of students needing help = 60 / 4
Now, divide 60 by 4 to find the number of students in each small group.
Number of students in each group = 60 / 4
Dividing 60 by 4 gives you the answer:
Number of students in each group = 15
Therefore, there will be 15 students in each small group.