Question

There are 30 colored circles on the rug 1/5 of the circles are red how many red circles are on the rug

Answer 1

6 circles

Explanation:

since it is asking for one fifth, they are essentally asking you to divide 30 by 5 to get 6, in these types of problems, it is typically total over denominator times the numerator

(t/d)*n

Answer 2

15 circles

Explanation:

half of 30 is 15 so there would be 15 red circlea