Two-thirds of Mrs. Smith's class play baseball. How many students are in the class if there are 16 baseball players?

Question

Mathematics

Julianna Benjamin

7 September, 16:59

Two-thirds of Mrs. Smith's class play baseball. How many students are in the class if there are 16 baseball players?

+4

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Stephanie Dodson · Answer 1

16/3 = 5 and 1/3

16 * 5 and 1/3

=3, so 3 are not baseball players, which means that 13 are

answer:13

Orion Evans · Answer 2

there's about 21 students in the class room

Step-by-step explanation:

Together you know that there are thirds. So if 2 of the thirds are 16 then to find the last third you have to divide 16 by 3 to find the last third. WHEN you finish dividing you add your quotient to 16 and you get 21