SOLUTION: FIVE SIXTHS OF THE 288 MARCHERS WERE OUT OF STEP.HOW MANY MARCHERS WERE OUT OF STEP?DRAW A PICTURE TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEM.

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Question 736718: FIVE SIXTHS OF THE 288 MARCHERS WERE OUT OF STEP.HOW MANY MARCHERS WERE OUT OF STEP?DRAW A PICTURE TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEM.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You can picture 6 columns of marchers with
48 marchers in each column.
5 of these 6 columns are out of step

240 are out of step

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