Question

There are 18 students in the math club.

Of the 18 students, 1/6 have red hair. How many of the students have red hair?

Part b: of the 18 students, 4/6 have brown hair. How many of the students have brown hair?

Part c:
What is the relationship do you notice between the number of students with brown hair and the number of students with red hair?

Answer 1

a:1/6×18/1=18/6 when simplified is 3

b:4/6×18/1=72/6 when simplified is 12

c.The relationship between the number of students with brown hair and the number of students with red hair is that they are equivalent to one another.