Question

The students at Isaac's school voted between a bear and a lion as the new school mascot. 47 students voted for the bear and 893 students voted for the lion. What percentage of students voted for the bear?

Answer 1

5% of students voted for the bear.

Explanation:

So to calculate this we have to find it out of the total number of students multiplied by 100

893 + 47 = 940

`(47)/(940)*(100)/(1)`

So let 47 divide 940. Then it will be;
`(1)/(20)*(100)/(1)` =
`(100)/(20)` = 5

This means that 5% of the students voted for the bear.

Answer 2

20%

Explanation: