Question

Five-twelfths of the participants at a conference brought laptop computers with them. If there were 276 participants, which of the following is the number of people who brought laptops?

Answer 1

115 people

Explanation:

Five-twelfths or 5/12 is equal to 0.416666... which is around 41.6666%. 41.6666% of 276 is 115, so 115 people brought laptops.