Question

In a school with only seventh and eighth graders, 3/5 of the 300 students are seventh graders. How many students are seventh graders

Answer 1

180 7th graders

Explanation:

Paraphrasing this question: If 3/5 of the 300 total students in this school are seventh graders, how many seventh graders does that come to?

Multiply 300 students by 3/5, obtaining 180 students.

180 of the 300 total students are seventh graders.

Answer 2

60 students are in the seventh grade.

Explanation: