Math word problem can someone plz help me

Question

Two and one half percent of the students wore sweaters today. If there were 880 students at

school today, how many were wearing sweaters? [A] 22 students [B] 220 students [C] 229

students [D] 2

Answer 1

1% of 880 = 8.8 move the decimal to the left 2 places

2% of 880 = twice 1% = 2(88) = 17.6

1/2% of 880 =half 1% = (1/2)8.8 = 4.4

2 1/2% = 2% + 1/2% = 17.6 + 4.4= 22 wore sweaters

or use a calculator

or do long multiplication

880

0.025 3 decimal places means the same for the answer

4400

1760

22.000

A is the correct answer

Answer 2

Hello Caleb.

When you have percent problems, you can basically multipy

2.5% of 880 is 2.5%*880 = 22

hope that helps