Question 1126416: there are 42 students in a math class. if 24 of the students like the teacher, what fraction of the students like the teacher?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy:
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 24/42 of the students like the teacher. Let's now simplify the numbers:
What's the GCF?
24: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8
42: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
So, 6 is the GCF Divide both number by 6:
24/42 = 4/7 is your fraction, and if you divide you get 0.57 or 57%
Answer by MathTherapy(10555)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there are 42 students in a math class. if 24 of the students like the teacher, what fraction of the students like the teacher?
 , which when its numerator and denominator are divided by its GCF, 6, results in: 
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