Question

In Mr. Navarro’s first period class, 17/28 of the students got an A on their math test. In his second period class, 11/28 of the students got an A. What fraction more of the students got an A in Mr. Navarro’s first period class? Write in simplest form.

Answer 1

his first period class got 6/28 more students that got As than his 2nd period

Answer 2

`(6)/(28)` more students got an A.

Simplest form of the fraction will be
`(3)/(14)`

Explanation:

In the first period of Mr Navarro's class, fraction of students got an A =
`(17)/(28)`

In second period class, number of students who got an A =
`(11)/(28)`

Now we have to calculate the fraction of more students who got an A in Mr Navarro's first period class =
`(17)/(28)-(11)/(28)`

=
`(17-11)/(28)`

=
`(6)/(28)`

Therefore,
`(6)/(28)` more students got an A in Mr Navarro's first period class.

To change this fraction in the simplest form we will divide the numerator and denominator by 2.

`(6)/(28)=(3)/(14)`