Question

There are 150 students in the fifth grade in Washington Elementary school. 2/5 of the students like soccer the best. How many students like soccer the best.

Answer 1

60 students in the fifth grade in Washington Elementary school likes soccer the best.

Explanation:

Given:

Total Number of students = 150

fraction of students likes soccer best =
`(2)/(5)`

We need to find number of students who likes soccer as the best.

Solution:

Now we can say that

number of students who likes soccer as the best can be calculated by multiplying fraction of students likes soccer best with Total Number of students.

framing in equation form we get;

number of students who likes soccer as the best =
`(2)/(5)* 150 =60 \ students`

Hence 60 students in the fifth grade in Washington Elementary school likes soccer the best.