Question

Kendra was asked to find the number of students who planned to attend the evening symphony performance. She was told that 40 percent of the 50 students planned to attend. Kendra's work is shown below. What mistake did Kendra make? HELP PLEASE

Answer 1

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Answer:

Kendra should have divided by 2 instead of multiplying by 2

Explanation:

40 percent = percentage who plan to attend

100% = total percentage of student

From the question ;

When reducing percentages, division is employed and this the equation should be :

40/2 ÷ 100/2

40/2 * 2/100

20 * 1/50

20/50

= 0.4

0.4 * 50

= 20 students