Question

north high school has 5000 students south high school has 1/10 as many students as north hjigh school. how many students are there at south high school?

Answer 1

To find how many students south high school has, we have to multiply 1/10 by 5000, as follows:

$\frac{1}{10}\cdot5000=\frac{5000}{10}=500\text{ students}$

South high school has 500 students.