Question

A school fundraiser collected $776. Sun-Woo’s class collected 1/16 of that amount. What amount of money was collected by Sun-Woo’s class?

Answer 1

Amount of money collected by Sun-Woo’s class is $ 48.5

Solution:

Given that,

A school fundraiser collected $776

Sun-Woo’s class collected 1/16 of that amount

To find: Amount of money was collected by Sun-Woo’s class

From given,

$\text{ Sun-Woos class collected } = \frac{1}{16} \times \text{ school fundraiser collected }$

Substitute school fundraiser = 776

$\text{ Sun-Woos class collected } = \frac{1}{16} \times 776\\\\\text{ Sun-Woos class collected } = 48.5$

Thus amount of money collected by Sun-Woo’s class is $ 48.5