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Larissa asked 40 students to name their favorite food. 10 students said their favorite food was pizza. What percent of the students Larissa surveyed said their favorite food was pizza?

User Jinceon
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4% i think im not completely sure but i did alot of work and i pretty sure thats correct
User Marlon Dias
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25% percent
10/40 is also 1/4 simplified.
1/4 as a fraction is 25%, 25 times 4 equals 100.

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Use 1/4, but divide 1 by 4(fraction is also division)
You get 0.25
Turn this into a percent by moving the decimal point to the right 2 times.
The answer is 25%
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