Harry asked 27 of his classmates whether they prefer skiing or snowboarding. He used a calculator to compare the number of classmates who said they prefer snowboarding to the total number he surveyed. the calculator shows the results 0.44444444

Part A: Write the number as a fraction

Part B: How many classmates preferred snowboarding

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Cheyanne Blevins

Mathematics

21 August, 23:40

Harry asked 27 of his classmates whether they prefer skiing or snowboarding. He used a calculator to compare the number of classmates who said they prefer snowboarding to the total number he surveyed. the calculator shows the results 0.44444444

Part A: Write the number as a fraction

Part B: How many classmates preferred snowboarding

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Gaines · Answer 1

Part A: 4/9

Part B: 12 students

Step-by-step explanation:

27 * 0.44444444 = 12 (this is the number of students who preferred snowboarding). So the fraction would be 12/27, which simplifies to 4/9.