Question

For a class of 24, 78% of students got a B or better on the test. How many students is this? Round to a wholenumber.

Answer 1

The number of students in a class is 24.

The percent of student get B or better is 78%.

Determine the 78% of 24 to obtain the number of students who got B or better.

`\begin{gathered} (78)/(100)*24=0.78\cdot24 \\ =18.72 \\ \approx19 \end{gathered}`

So 19 students got B or better on test.