Me. Wester had 24 students in his class. 5/8 of the students earned an A how many of these students earned an A

Answer 1

5/8 x 24 = 5 x 3 = 15 students got A's

divide 8 into 24 to get 3, leaving 5 x 3

5/8 x 24 = (5)(24)/8 = 5 x 24/8 = 5 x 3 = 15