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30 students were asked to pick between vanilla and chocolate. If 1/5 of the class picked vanilla, how many students picked vanilla?

30 students were asked to pick between vanilla and chocolate. If 1/5 of the class-example-1

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Answer: 30-6 = 24 Students.
Explanation:1/5 of 30 is 6. 6x5= 30 Therefore making 1/5 out of 30, 6. So if 1/5 of the class picked chocolate that means only 6 students picked chocolate. Therefore meaning 24 students chose vanilla.
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