Question

1/3 of the students in Mrs. Holl's class have dogs. Of those students, 2/5 have beagles. What fraction of the students in Mrs. Holl's class have beagles?

Answer 1

You know that 1/3 of the class has dogs, out of those 1/3, 2/5 have beagles.

To determine the fraction of the class that has beagles, you have calculated 2/5 of 1/3, which can be done by multiplying 1/3 by 2/5:

`(1)/(3)\cdot(2)/(5)=(1\cdot2)/(3\cdot5)=(2)/(15)`

→ 2/15 of the class has beagles