Question

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There are 30 athletes in Mrs. Elder’s hiking club. Of these athletes, two-fifths of them play hockey. How many athletes in the hiking club play hockey?

Answer 1

You need to find "two-fifths of 30." Of here means multiplication:

`\begin{aligned}(2)/(5)\cdot 30 &= (2)/(5)\cdot(30)/(1)\\[0.5em] &= (60)/(5)\\[0.5em] &= 12\end{aligned}`

There are 12 athletes in the club.