There are 40 students in Joan’s class. She plans to invite them to her birthday party. She asked them to suggest a theme for her party. Three of every eight students suggested a rainbow-themed party. How many students suggested a rainbow-themed party? How many did not?(1 point)
students suggested a rainbow-themed party, while
students did not.
To find the number of students who suggested a rainbow-themed party, we can use the information given that three out of every eight students suggested the theme.
First, we need to find out how many sets of eight students are in Joan's class. We can do this by dividing the total number of students by 8.
40 students / 8 students per set = 5 sets
Next, we can multiply the number of sets by the number of students in each set who suggested a rainbow-themed party.
5 sets * 3 students per set = <<5*3=15>>15 students
Therefore, 15 students suggested a rainbow-themed party.
To find out how many students did not suggest a rainbow-themed party, we can subtract the number of students who did suggest a rainbow-themed party from the total number of students.
40 students - 15 students = <<40-15=25>>25 students
Therefore, 25 students did not suggest a rainbow-themed party. Answer: \boxed{15}\text{ students suggested a rainbow-themed party, while } 25 \text{ students did not}.