Next school year 4 out of every 9 students plan to take an elective computer course if there are 2664 students at the high school how many computer students should the school plan for
4 out of every 9 is represented by 4/9. Your asked a fraction of a quantity and it is like finding a percentage of a quantity. So: [tex]\dfrac{4}{9} \times2664= \dfrac{4\cdot2664}{9} =\dfrac{4\cdot296}{1}=1184[/tex]
