Question

Of the fifth grade students at parkside elementary, 8/22 like animated movies. Of the students who like animated movies 6/15 prefer movies that are funny. What fraction of fifth grade students prefer animated movies that are funny?

Answer 1

8/55

Explanation:

Answer 2

Given that 8/22 of students like animated movie and 6/15 of those that like animated movies prefer movies that are funny, then the fraction of these students will be:
6/15 of 8/22
=6/15×8/22
simplifying the above we get:
=8/55
therefore the fraction of students who like animated movies and funny movies is 8/55