percentage

Question

30 student take a test , only 5 earn an A. what percent of the class earned an A? how to get answer equals 17

Answer 1

Hi Clay,

 

5 of 30 is

 

5/30  = 1/6

 

1/6 = .1666666.....

 

if we round this to two decimal places we get .17

 

and convert this to a percent we get

 

17%

 

Hope this helps

Answer 2

5 out of 30 is 1/6.

 

To find percentage, you find the decimal value and then multiply by 100.

 

1/6 = .166666...

 

So the percentage is 16.6666...

 

Rounding that to the nearest whole number gets 17.