SOLUTION: If 120 students were surveyed 1/2 was taking math 1/8 science and the remainder English. What's the amount of students per each subject

SOLUTION: If 120 students were surveyed 1/2 was taking math 1/8 science and the remainder English. What's the amount of students per each subject

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Question 1017915: If 120 students were surveyed 1/2 was taking math 1/8 science and the remainder English. What's the amount of students per each subject
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
1/2 x 120 = 60 Maths students
1/8 x 120 = 15 Science students
60 + 15 = 75
120 - 75 = 45 English students.
Hope this helps :-)
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