In Mrs.Marshall'd classroom, 6/7 of the students play sports. Of the students who play sports, 4/5 also play as instrument. If there are 35 students in her class, how many play sports and an instrument?
24
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To find the number of students who play sports and an instrument, we need to calculate two percentages and then multiply them together.
Step 1: Calculate the number of students who play sports.
Given that 6/7 of the students play sports, we can find this by multiplying the total number of students (35) by the fraction that plays sports (6/7):
Total number of students playing sports = 35 * (6/7) = 30
Step 2: Calculate the number of students who play sports and an instrument.
Given that 4/5 of the students who play sports also play an instrument, we can find this by multiplying the number of students playing sports (30) by the fraction that plays an instrument (4/5):
Number of students playing sports and an instrument = 30 * (4/5) = 24
Therefore, there are 24 students in Mrs. Marshall's classroom who play sports and an instrument.