Question

At Southside Middle School, 30% of the students play an instrument. There are 310 students. How many students play an instrument

Answer 1

10 students. How many students play an instrument

Explanation:

Answer 2

93 students play an instrument.

Explanation:

At Southside Middle School percentage of students who play an instrument = 30%

Let total number of students in the school are = x

Then students who play an instrument = 30% of x

= 0.30x

If x = 310, then the number of students who play an instrument will be

= 0.30×310

= 93 students