Question

3/7 of the students in a school are in sixth grade. How many students are in the school if 63 of them are sixth graders?

Answer 1

There are 147 students in the school.

Explanation:

3/7 of the students are in sixth grade, 63 students are in the sixth grade.

take 63 and divide it by the numerator, 3, you get 21.

You now multiply the fraction by 21 to get the full number of students in the school.

3 * 21 = 63, 7 * 21 = 147

So 63 sixth graders out of 147 total students in the school.