Question

The parking lot has 40 cars and 3/4 of the cars have in-state license plates. How many cars have in-state license plates?

Answer 1

30 cars

Explanation:

total number of cars = 40

number of cars that have in-state license plates = 3/4 of total number of cars

number of cars that have in-state license plates = 3/4 * 40 = 30 cars

Answer 2

30 cars

Explanation:

Take the number of cars and multiply by the fraction of cars that are in state

40 * 3/4 =

40/4 * 3 =

10 *3 =

30