Chapter 0, Problem 52PR

To determine

To find: the number of students having cell phonesin W’s class than H’s class.

Answer to Problem 52PR

There are 1.6 times as many students with cell phones in W’s class than H’s class.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

  

Calculation:

W’s class has 16 students with cell phones.

H’s class has 10 students with cell phones.

So, divide W’s class by H’s class.

Thus,

  $\frac{16}{10}=1.6$

There are 1.6 times as many students with cell phones in W’s class than H’s class.

Conclusion:

Therefore, there are 1.6 times as many students with cell phones in W’s class than H’s class.