Question

Ms. Russell has 24 students in her class. 3/8 of the class went out for recess. 1/4 went to the library. The rest stayed in the classroom.

a. What fraction of the class was out of the classroom?
   I know this answer is 5/8
b. How many students is that?

Answer 1

1738 hey

Explanation:

Answer 2

Well, the total that went out is
`(3)/(8)+(1)/(4)=(3+2)/(8)=(5)/(8)`
That is,
`(5)/(8)*24=15`