Question

Quinn is helping his school choose a new mascot. He surveys a random sample of 40 students,

and 12 of the students want the mascot to be a tiger.

What percentage of the students in the sample want the mascot to be a tiger?

Answer 1

Answer: 30%

Explanation:

The first step in converting a fraction to a percentage is to adjust the fraction so that the denominator is 100. To do this, you first divide 100 by the denominator:

`(100)/(40)` = 2.5

We can then adjust the whole fraction using this number, like so:

12∗2.5

40∗2.5 =
`(30)/(100)`

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