Question

During an experiment 6 out of 50 students decided they wanted to play volleyball. Using this data, predict how many student would select volleyball if there were 200 students?

A
3/50

B
24/200

C
4/100

D
10/500

Answer 1

The answer your looking for would be: B. 24/200
Explanation: make an equivalent fraction by multiplying both the top and bottom numbers by 4; 6/50 being the original fraction. So 6 times 4 is 24 and 4 times 50 is 200. Your new fraction is B 24/200 students who decide for volleyball. tip: always remember what you do to the top number in a fraction is what you gotta do to both numbers in the fraction