There are 12 students in the pep squad. Three students are wearing white shirts. Six students are wearing blue shirts. What fraction of the students in the pep squad are wearing either white or blue shirts?
3 wearing white. 6 wearing blue. Total = wearing white or blue. 12 students total so 9/12 = 3/4 students wearing white or blue.
To find the fraction of students wearing either white or blue shirts, we need to add the number of students wearing white shirts and the number of students wearing blue shirts, and then divide by the total number of students in the pep squad.
Number of students wearing white shirts = 3
Number of students wearing blue shirts = 6
Total number of students in the pep squad = 12
So, the fraction of students wearing either white or blue shirts is:
(3 + 6) / 12 = 9 / 12
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3:
9 / 12 = (3 * 3) / (3 * 4) = 3 / 4
Therefore, the fraction of students wearing either white or blue shirts is 3/4.
To find the fraction of students wearing either white or blue shirts, we need to determine the total number of students wearing white or blue shirts and divide it by the total number of students in the pep squad.
First, let's find the total number of students wearing white or blue shirts. Since three students are wearing white shirts and six students are wearing blue shirts, the total number of students wearing either white or blue shirts is 3 + 6 = 9.
Next, let's find the total number of students in the pep squad, which is given as 12.
Now, divide the number of students wearing either white or blue shirts (9) by the total number of students in the pep squad (12):
Fraction = Number of students wearing either white or blue shirts / Total number of students in the pep squad
Fraction = 9 / 12
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 3:
Fraction = (9 ÷ 3) / (12 ÷ 3)
Fraction = 3/4
Therefore, the fraction of students in the pep squad wearing either white or blue shirts is 3/4.