Question

Mrs. Conover offered to stay after school for an extra help session, and 2/11 of her students stayed for the session. If there were 24 students that stayed for the help session, how many students does Mrs. Conover teach throughout the day?

Answer 1

To find the total number of Mrs. Conover's students, we set up the proportion 2/11 = 24/t and solve for t, yielding 132 students.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asked is about determining the total number of students Mrs. Conover teaches based on the fraction of students who stayed for an extra help session. Since 2/11 of her students stayed for the session, and there were 24 students at the session, we can set up a proportion to solve for the total number of students (let's call it t):

\(\frac{2}{11} = \frac{24}{t}\)

To solve for t, cross-multiply to get:

2*t = 11*24

Then divide both sides by 2:

t = \(\frac{11*24}{2}\)

Calculating this gives us:

t = 132

Therefore, Mrs. Conover teaches 132 students throughout the day.