Question

There were 12 girls on the basketball team. 3 of them scored over 10 points in the game. What fraction represents the number of the girls on the team that scored over 10 points in the game? Explain how you got your answer.

Answer 1

1/4.

Step-by-step explanation

Since 3 of them scored over 10 points in the game, and there were 12 girls. You have to divide 12 by 3, which equals 1/4.

Answer 2

1/4

Explanation:

The total number of girls on the team is 12

3 scored over 10 points

The fraction scoring over 10 points will be 3/12 = 1/4

The answer was obtained by dividing the number of girls who scored over 10 points by the total number of girls on the team

We then proceeded to write our answer in a fraction form