Question

At the middle school there are 32 students in a math class. Fifteen of those students are girls. What percent of the class are boys? Round to the nearest tenth of necessary.

A) 0.4%
B) 0.5%
C) 53.1%
D)46.9%

Answer 1

Since there are 15 girls, 17 must be boys: 32-15=17

To find the percentage, Boys/Total students= 17/32=0.53125, which is 53.1%

Answer: C