Question

The sixth-grade class was asked the question, “Where would you prefer to go on a field trip?” The results are shown in the table. What percent of the sixth-grade class preferred each location? Write your answers in the table and round to the nearest whole percent, if necessary.

Field Trip Location Number of Students Percent​
Dairy farm 27 ​
%
Robotics center 65
%​
Lion tamer at the circus 70
%​
Wildlife recovery center 58
%​

Answer 1

Field Trip Location Number of Students Percent

Dairy farm 27 17%

Robotics center 65 41%

Lion tamer at the circus 70 44%

Wildlife recovery center 58 37%

To calculate the percentage, we divide the number of students who preferred each location by the total number of students and then multiply by 100. We round to the nearest whole percent.

For the dairy farm: (27/160) x 100 ≈ 16.875 ≈ 17%

For the robotics center: (65/160) x 100 ≈ 40.625 ≈ 41%

For the lion tamer at the circus: (70/160) x 100 ≈ 43.75 ≈ 44%

For the wildlife recovery center: (58/160) x 100 ≈ 36.25 ≈ 37%