Question

A certain grometry class has 36 students. if two-thirds are boys and three-fourths of the boys are under six feet tall, how many boys in the class are under 6 feet tall?

Answer 1

(2/3) * 36 * (3/4) = ______ boys

Answer 2

I get what you did, but can you please explain it to me? Sorry for the inconvenience.

Answer 3

I multiplied 2/3 by 36/1 by 3/4.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions_multiplication.html

What answer do you get?

Answer 4

No no. I meant why did you multiply 2/3, 36/1, and 3/4?

Answer 5

Those are the numbers in your problem. We need to find out what 2/3 of 36 is to find the number of boys in the class. We need to find out what 3/4 of these boys is to find the ones under 6 feet.

Answer 6

ohhh okay thank you.

Answer 7

You're welcome.