Question

Can someone help???

Answer 1

The total amount of students is 35. That would be the denominator because you're finding out the male students out of the whole class. 17 + 18 = 35. The numerator is 17 because that's the amount of males in the class. Therefore, leading to the answer being 17/35.

Answer 2

there are 17 males and 18 females
17+18=35
that means there are a total of 35 students in that class
since 17 of them are male out of 35 the fraction would be 17/35
17 is a prime number so the fraction cannot be simplified

therefore, the answer is 17/35