A class of 32 students voted on their favorite colors. 1/4 students said green is their favorite, 3/8 said red, the rest said orange. What fraction of students said their favorite color is orange and how many voted for each color. very confusing please help solve
3/8 orange
8 green
12 orange
12 red
Madi is right.
thanks Madi and Ms. Sue, I worked it out and came up with the right answers. Appreciate you
To solve this problem, we need to understand the fractions given and calculate the number of students who voted for each color.
First, we know that 1/4 of the students voted for green. To find the number of students who voted for green, we need to multiply 1/4 by the total number of students in the class.
1/4 * 32 (total number of students) = 8 students voted for green.
Next, we know that 3/8 of the students voted for red. Similarly, we can find the number of students who voted for red by multiplying 3/8 by the total number of students.
3/8 * 32 (total number of students) = 12 students voted for red.
Now, since the rest of the students (i.e., those who didn't vote for green or red) voted for orange, we can calculate the number of students who voted for orange by subtracting the number of students who voted for green and red from the total number of students.
Total number of students - Number of students who voted for green - Number of students who voted for red = Number of students who voted for orange
32 - 8 (students who voted for green) - 12 (students who voted for red) = 12 students voted for orange.
So, 12 students voted for orange.
To find the fraction of students who voted for orange, we divide the number of students who voted for orange by the total number of students.
Fraction of students who voted for orange = Number of students who voted for orange / Total number of students
= 12 / 32
= 3/8
Therefore, the fraction of students who voted for orange is 3/8, and the number of students who voted for each color are as follows:
Green: 8 students
Red: 12 students
Orange: 12 students