Question

Mrs.Diaz makes five dozen cookies for her class. One ninth of her 27 students are absent the day she brings cookies. If she shares the cookies equally among the students who are present, how many cookies will each student? Please help me due 2-16-17

Answer 1

I think each student will get 2 and a half cookies

Answer 2

1/9 of 27 is 3 because "of" means to multiply.

1/9*27=3 if you check in a calculator 

27-3=24

24 students were present.

60/24=2.5

Each student got two and a half cookies.