Question

5/12 of the pupils in Year 9 say their favourite colour is red.
There are 240 pupils in Year 9.
How many students said red is their favourite colour?

Answer 1

Given:

5/12 of the pupils in Year 9 say their favourite colour is red.

There are 240 pupils in Year 9.

To find:

How many students said red is their favourite colour?

Solution:

The total number of pupils in Year 9 = 240

The fraction of pupils in Year 9 who said their favourite colour is red = $\frac{5}{12}$

Therefore, we get

The number of students who said their favourite colour is red in Year 9 is,

= $\frac{5}{12} \times 240$

= $5 \times 20$

= $\bold{100}$

Thus, there are 100 students who said red is their favourite colour.

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