Question

Jerome did a survey to find out his classmates' favorite sports. he found that 1/3 of the 24 students in his class choose soccer as their favorite sport. how many students chose soccer

Answer 1

number of students that chose soccer as their favorite sport = (1/3) * 24 = 24/3
= 8
So 8 student chose soccer as their favorite sport.

Answer 2

8

Explanation:

The number of students who chose soccer as their favorite sport is a fraction of the the total number of students in the class.

If 1/3 of the 24 students in his class chose soccer as their favorite sport, then the number in absolute terms will be given as

= 1/3 × 24

= 8 students

As such, 8 students chose soccer .