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

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

9 packets
9 packets

18 packets
18 packets

12 packets
12 packets

8 packets

1 answer

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

Here's the calculation:

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

Therefore, they shared 9 packets.