Question

Half of the students in Miss Morton’s class are girls. 1/3 of the girls in Miss Morton’s class wear glasses. What fraction of the students in Miss Morton’s class?

Answer 1

17%

Explanation:

If 1/3 of the girls wear glasses, then the number of girls wearing glasses is:

1/3 x 50 = 16.67 (rounded to the nearest whole number, which is 17)

So out of the total 100 students, 17 are girls who wear glasses. Therefore, the fraction of students in Miss Morton's class who wear glasses is:

17/100

which can be simplified to:

0.17 or 17%