Question

In the eighth grade class, 3/4 of the students play a sport. Of these, 1/2 play soccer. What fractional part of the class plays soccer?

Answer 1

To determine the fractional part of the class that plays soccer, we need to find the product of the fractions representing the students who play a sport and those who play soccer.

Given:

In the eighth grade class, 3/4 of the students play a sport.

Of these, 1/2 play soccer.

To find the fraction of the class that plays soccer, we multiply the fractions:

(3/4) * (1/2)

Multiplying the numerators and denominators, we get:

(3 * 1) / (4 * 2) = 3/8

Therefore, 3/8 of the class plays soccer.