Question

At a school, 40% of the sixth-grade students said that hip-hop is their favorite kind of music. If 100 sixth-grade students prefer hip hop music, how many sixth-grade students are at the school? Explain or show your reasoning.

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Answer 1

250 sixth grade students

Explanation:

To find how many 6th grade students are at the school, divide 100 by 0.4

100/0.4

= 250

So, there are 250 sixth grade students at the school