Question

On Ms. Smith's last math test, 80% of her 25 students earned an 83% or better. How many of Ms. Smith's students earned an 83% or better on the last math test?

Answer 1

20 students

Explanation:

It says 80% of 25 students got 83%+.

This means the number of students that got 83%+ is 80% of 25, or 25*0.8.

25*0.8 is 20, so 20 students got 83%+.

Answer 2

20 students earned 83% or better in last maths test.

Explanation:

We are given that on Ms. Smith's last math test, 80% of her 25 students earned an 83% or better.

We are to find the number of students who earned 83% or better on the test.

Number of students who earned 83% or more = 80% × 25 =
`\frac { 8 0 }{ 1 0 0 } * 2 5` = 20