Twenty-four packets of sheet music are in a folder. If the chorus students decide to share 3/8

Question

of the packets, how many did they share? (1 point)
Responses

9 packets
9 packets

8 packets
8 packets

12 packets
12 packets

18 packets

Answer 1

To find out how many packets the chorus students shared, we need to calculate \( \frac{3}{8} \) of 24 packets.

To do this, we multiply 24 by \( \frac{3}{8} \):

\[ \frac{3}{8} \times 24 = \frac{3 \times 24}{8} = \frac{72}{8} = 9 \]

Therefore, the chorus students shared 9 packets.