Three-fourths of Mrs. Brown's class is boys. Two-thirds of those boys are wearing tennis shoes. What fraction of the class are boys with tennis shoes?

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Greg Belyea · Answer 1 · 2023-01-20T08:22:11+0000

Answer:

3/12

Explanation:

2/3 of the 3/4

=3/4×2/3

=6/12

=1/2

this is to say a half of the boys are wearing tennis shoes

since the total number of boys in the class is 3/4

1/2 of the 3/4

=3/12