Question

Three-fourths of Mrs.

Brown's class is boys.
Two-thirds of those boys
are wearing tennis shoes.
What fraction of the class
are boys with tennis shoes?

Answer 1

3/12

Explanation:

2/3 of the 3/4

=3/4×2/3

=6/12

=1/2

this is to say a half of the boys are wearing tennis shoes

since the total number of boys in the class is 3/4

1/2 of the 3/4

=3/12