Year 9s have an option to choose 1 or 2 out of 4 languages – French, German, Russian or Mandarin to learn at Layton High School. There are 180 students in year 9. 1/3 of students take 2 languages, the rest only learn 1.
There are twice as many students studying Russian as there are Mandarin. 60 students study French which is 2/3 the amount that study Russian.
Which of the following statements is true about the number of students who study German?
A The number of students studying German is the same as French
B The number of students studying German is the same as Mandarin
C The number of students studying German is the same as Russian
D The number of students studying German is half the number of students studying French
it should be answer B but i don’t understand how you solve this.