Question

About 65 out of 300 students prefer walking instead of riding the bus to school. About what percent of the students prefer walking?

O 20%
O 50%
O 65%
O 130%​

Answer 1

20%

Explanation:

To find the percentage of students who prefer walking, we need to divide the number of students who prefer walking (65) by the total number of students (300), and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

(65/300) x 100 = 21.67%

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get:

About 22% of the students prefer walking.

So the closest option is 20%.