4 out of every 10 students take a trip. There are 150 students. How many can be expected to take the trip?

Question

4 out of every 10 students take a trip. There are 150 students. How many can be expected to take the trip?

Answer 1

x=# of students taking the trip

4/10=x/150

multiply 10 by 15 to get 150

multiply 4 by 15 to get 60 students who take the trip