There are 36 students in a certain geometry class. if 2/3 of the students are boys and 3.4 of the boys are under 6 feet tall, how many boys in the class are under 6 feet tall?
A)6 B)12 C)18 D)24 E)27

Question

There are 36 students in a certain geometry class. if 2/3 of the students are boys and 3.4 of the boys are under 6 feet tall, how many boys in the class are under 6 feet tall?
A)6  B)12  C)18   D)24    E)27

triciaal · Answer

36 students total boys and girls
2/3   of students are boys   means 2/3 x  36 = 24 boys
if you meant 3/4 of the boys are under 6 ft tall then it would be 3/4 of 24 boys total
boys under 6 ft = 18

lilsis76 · Answer

AH!!! GENIUS!!! I love how you did it haha. I kinda reduced but i didnt multiply across MEDAL!!!