Question

Question #9884a

Answer 1

Set up an equation or divide 24 by `2/3`
There are 36 students total, 12 were sick

Explanation:

Let's put the variable x as the total number of students in the class. Since `2/3` of the class is 24, we would put `2/3x=24`

Now solve by dividing each side by `2/3` to find what x equals

`24*3/2`

`72/2`

`36`

Thus, there are 36 total students.

To find how many students are sick, which would be `1/3` of the entire class, we would simply multiply 36 by `1/3` or divide it by 3 to get the answer 12.

Or you could subtract 24 from 36, since that is the number of students who attended school.