Question

There are 30 students in Mrs. Woodward’s class, and 1/2 of the class has their own cellphone. Of the group with cellphones, only 40%

have enough data to search the name of an author. How many of the students have a cellphone and data to search for the author’s name?
Is this more or less than 1/3 of the entire class?

Answer 1

6 students have a cellphone and data to search for the author’s name.

That is less than 1/3 of the entire class.

Explanation:

30 total students. Half is 15. 40% of 15 is 6. One third of 30 is 10. Which is more than 6.