if their are 72 students 2/3 of the students are 12 years old how many are 12 years old

(2/3) * 72 = 144/3 = 48

thank you very much ms.Sue

You're very welcome.

To find out how many students are 12 years old, we need to calculate 2/3 of the total number of students.

Step 1: Calculate 2/3 of the total number of students.
2/3 * 72 = 48

Therefore, there are 48 students who are 12 years old.