Question

There are 1200 students in a school. 1/5 of the students are majoring in science. Of the science majors 30% are biology majors. Of the biology majors, 2/3 are marine Biology. how many students in the school are Marine Biology majors?

Answer 1

48 students

Explanation:

`(1)/(5) /1200`

= 240

`(30)/(100) * 240`

= 72

`(2)/(3) * 72`

= 48

Answer 2

There are 48 students majoring in Marine Biology.