Question

In a class of18 students 4 6 are over 5 feet tall how many students in size he class are shorter than 5 feet

Answer 1

6 are shorter

Explanation:

Lets say the variable y is the number of students that are shorter.

So 4/6 are taller.

So to find the fraction of students that are shorter you subtract 4/6 from 6/6:

`(6)/(6) - (4)/(6) = (2)/(6)`

And the total number of students is 18. Then the equation is:

`(2)/(6) = (y)/(18)`

Simplify:

`6y = 36`

Divide 6 from both sides:

`6 / 6y = 36 / 6`

Simplify:

`y = 6`

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