Question

There are 25 students in Muriel’s class. Write a percent to represent the number of students that have brown eyes. Then write the percent as a fraction and as a decimal.

Eye color number of student
Blue 6
Brown 10
Green 7
Hazel 2

Fraction: _____
Decimal: _____
Percent: _____

Answer 1

The percent of students with brown eyes in Muriel’s class is 40%, which is also represented as a fraction 2/5 and as a decimal 0.40.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the percentage of students with brown eyes in Muriel’s class, we divide the number of brown-eyed students by the total number of students and then multiply by 100. There are 10 brown-eyed students out of a total of 25. So, the percent of students with brown eyes is (10 / 25) × 100% = 40%.

To express this percent as a fraction, we write the percent over 100 and simplify if possible. In this case, since 40% = 40/100, the simplified fraction is 2/5.

To convert the percent to a decimal, divide by 100. Thus, 40% as a decimal is 0.40.