Question

there are 350 students in the 7th grade class in 1/5 of them play sports. how how many students play sports?​

Answer 1

70

Explanation:

350 divided by the reciprocal of 1/5 which is (5/1 = 5)

so 350 divided by 5 = 70

Answer 2

70

Explanation:

so divide 350 into 5 groups, which equals 70.

70*5 is 350, so we didn't make a mistake.

It says 1/5, so the answer is 70.

If it was 2/5, we do 70*2 which equals 140.