Question

Mr. Jones' tally showed that 0.6 of

the students brought in scissors.
What fraction of the students did
not bring in scissors?

Answer 1

40% of the students did not bring in scissors

Explanation:

Since % means out of 1.

0.6 would equal 60%

1.0 - 0.6 = 0.4

Other forms of 0.4 would include:

0.40

40%

2/5s

4/10s

40/100s

Answer 2

Mr. Jones' tally showed that 0.6 of the students brought in scissors, so the remaining fraction of students would be 0.4 or 40%, who did not bring in scissors.

Explanation:

simple