24 students in class. 3/6 are boys. How many boys are there in this class?
3/6 = 1/2
What is half of 24?
To find the number of boys in the class, we first need to determine what fraction of the class consists of boys.
The fraction mentioned is 3/6, which represents the number of boys out of the total number of students.
To calculate the number of boys, we can set up a proportion by comparing the fraction of boys to the total number of students:
(Number of boys) / (Total number of students) = (Fraction of boys) / (1)
Plugging in the values we have:
(Number of boys) / 24 = 3/6
To solve for the number of boys, we can cross multiply:
6 * (Number of boys) = 24 * 3
6 * (Number of boys) = 72
Dividing both sides of the equation by 6:
(Number of boys) = 72 / 6
(Number of boys) = 12
Therefore, there are 12 boys in this class.