Question

West High School has 3,000 students. East High School has 1/10 as many students as West High School. How many students are there at East High School?

Answer 1

East High School has 1/10 × 3,000 = 300 students.

Answer 2

There are 300 students at East High School.

Explanation:

East High School has 1/10 as many students as West High School, which means that the number of students at East High School is equal to 1/10 of the number of students at West High School.

To find out how many students are at East High School, we can multiply the number of students at West High School by 1/10:

East High School = West High School x 1/10East High School = 3000 x 1/10East High School = 300

Therefore, there are 300 students at East High School.