Question

There are 30 students in a classroom.twelve studied spanish the rest studied Latin.what is the percent of the students that studied Latin? Show your work to prove your choice.

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

30-12=18

18×100=180

180/30=60%

Answer 2

26.7

Explanation:

30-12=8

So, 8 students studied Latin,

meaning 8÷30 = 0.2666667

To make it a percentage you times the decimal by 100,

0.266667 x 100 = 26.7 (rounded to 1 decimal place)