In sixth grade there are 12 out of 27 students that have a phone. If there are 162 students how many have a phone
12/27 = x/162
Cross multiply and solve for x
27x = 1,944
x = 1,944/27
x = ______ students with phones
To find the number of students who have a phone in a larger group of students, we can use a proportion.
First, we need to calculate the proportion of students with phones in the sixth grade. We know that out of 27 students, 12 have a phone. We can write this as:
12/27
To apply this proportion to the larger group of students, we need to set up an equation. Let's assume the unknown number of students with a phone in the larger group is x. We can write the equation:
12/27 = x/162
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
27 * x = 12 * 162
Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 27:
x = (12 * 162) / 27
Calculating this expression gives us the answer:
x = 72
Therefore, there would be 72 students out of the 162 who have a phone.