Question

In Zoe's class, 4 /5 of the students have pets. Of the students who have pets, 1/8 have rodents. What fraction of the students in Zoe's class have rodents? Enter the answer in simplest form. The fraction of students in Zoe's class who have rodents is

Answer 1

4/5 x 1/8= 4/40= 1/10

Answer 2

The fraction of students in Zoe's class who have rodents is
`(1)/(10)`.

Explanation:

In Zoe's class, 4 /5 of the students have pets.

Of the students who have pets, 1/8 have rodents.

This means
`(1)/(8) of (4)/(5)` have rodents.

So,fraction of students who have rodents =
`(1)/(8)*(4)/(5)`

=
`(1)/(10)`

The fraction of students in Zoe's class who have rodents is
`(1)/(10)`.