Question

5

12
of the pupils in Year 9 say their favourite colour is red.
There are 240 pupils in Year 9.
How many students said red is their favourite colour?

Answer 1

100

Explanation:

I assume you mean
`(5)/(12)` of the students in Year 9.

Basically, first you need to work out 1/12 of the students, which is just 240 divided by 12, equals 20.

So, we know 1/12 of 240 is 20, therefore, in order to work out 5/12, we must do 20 x 5, which is 100.