in gloria's class, 14 students' favorite drink is lemonade. if this is 2/3 of the class, how many students are in the class?
28
or
21
or
42/2
or
48
21 students in the class.
14 students is 2/3 of the total class.
Let x be the total number of students in the class.
(2/3)x = 14
Multiply both sides by 3 to get rid of the denominator:
2x = 42
Divide by 2:
x = 21
Therefore, there are 21 students in the class.