Question

there are 40 students in a calculus class. 24 of the students are female and the rest are male. what percent of the class are female

Answer 1

60 %

Explanation:

To find the percentage that are female, we take the females over the total

24/40

.6

Change this to percent by multiplying by 100

60 %

Answer 2

60%

Explanation:

Create the fraction of female students to total students, then multiply this fraction by 100%

percent female students =
`(24)/(40)` × 100% = 60%