There are 36 students in mrs. keaton's sixth grade class. if 5/12 of her students are girls, how many girls are in the class?

There are 15 girls in the class.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 36 students in Mrs Keaton's sixth grade class.

If fraction of the class are girls then we have to calculate the number of girls in the class.

Since number of girls in the class = of 36

                                                        =

                                                        = 5×3

                                                        = 15 girls

Therefore, number of girls in the class is 15.