Question

Mr.Adams has 15 sheets of construction paper for every 5 students . How many sheets of construction paper will Mr.adams have if there are 24 students ​

Answer 1

72 sheets

Explanation:

We can use the proportion:
`(15 sheets)/(5 students) = (x sheets)/(24 students)`.

Cross-multiplication shows us that 5x = 360.

This means that x = 72 sheets.

(There are simpler methods, but this is the most easily explainable)