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  • 02-12-2020
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In the sixth grade 3/7 of the students are boys and 5/8 of these boys are in Miss Jones class what fraction of the entire six grade class are the boys in Miss Jones class

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Answer:

Think of the entire population of 6th graders here. 3/7 are boys and 4/7 are girls. 5/8 of these boys are in Ms. Jones' class; that fraction would be (5/8)(3/7), or 15/56. This 15/56 represents the fraction of the entire sixth grade class who are in Ms. Jones' class.

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