There are 360 people at a museum opening. Half of the people are museum supporters, 3/8 are artists, and the rest are museum employees. How many people are artists ?

Answer 1

To do this, just multiply the total number of people by the fraction which are artists:
360*3/8 = 135

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Answer 2

Thank you for the answer. How do you multiply 360 by 3/8 ? We never were taught this

Answer 3

(360/1) * (3/8)

Multiply the numerators. Then multiply the denominators.

(360/1) * (3/8) = 1,080/8 = 135

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Answer 4

Thank you , now i get it.