Question

Read the problem.

There are 60 students in the Geneva Middle School marching band. 20% of those
students play the trombone.
Shade the grid to show the percent of students in the marching band who play the trombone.
How many students in the marching band play the trombone? You can use your model to
help.

Answer 1

Answer: If 20% of the 60 students in the Geneva Middle School marching band play the trombone, then 60 * 20% = 12 students play the trombone. To shade the grid to show the percent, you can shade 20 out of 100 squares on the grid, or 1/5 of the total number of squares.

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