christian1270
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There are 1200 students in a school. 1/5 of the students are majoring in science. Of the science majors 30% are biology majors. Of the biology majors, 2/3 are marine Biology. how many students in the school are Marine Biology majors?

Respuesta :

There are 48 students majoring in Marine Biology.
vickiluv

Answer:

48 students

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\frac{1}{5} /1200[/tex]

= 240

[tex]\frac{30}{100} * 240[/tex]

= 72

[tex]\frac{2}{3} * 72[/tex]

= 48