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Of the 15 players on the boys' soccer team, 2/5 are 8th graders. On the girls' soccer team,1/3 of 18 are 8th graders. How many 8th graders plaayed on the two teams.
2/5 * 15 = 30/5 = 6 on the boys' soccer team
1/3 * 18 = _____ on the girls' soccer team
To solve this problem, we need to find out how many 8th graders played on each team and then add them together to find the total number of 8th graders. Let's break it down step by step:
Step 1: Find the number of 8th graders on the boys' soccer team.
The problem states that 2/5 of the 15 players on the boys' soccer team are 8th graders. To find the number of 8th graders on the boys' team, we need to calculate (2/5) * 15.
Number of 8th graders on boys' team = (2/5) * 15
Number of 8th graders on boys' team = 6
So, there are 6 8th graders on the boys' soccer team.
Step 2: Find the number of 8th graders on the girls' soccer team.
The problem states that 1/3 of the 18 players on the girls' soccer team are 8th graders. To find the number of 8th graders on the girls' team, we need to calculate (1/3) * 18.
Number of 8th graders on girls' team = (1/3) * 18
Number of 8th graders on girls' team = 6
So, there are 6 8th graders on the girls' soccer team.
Step 3: Find the total number of 8th graders.
To find the total number of 8th graders that played on the two teams, we add the number of 8th graders on the boys' team and the number of 8th graders on the girls' team.
Total number of 8th graders = Number of 8th graders on boys' team + Number of 8th graders on girls' team
Total number of 8th graders = 6 + 6
Total number of 8th graders = 12
Therefore, there are a total of 12 8th graders that played on the boys' and girls' soccer teams combined.