Question

Barry entered a singing competition. Three of 15 judges voted for him to go on to the semifinals.

What percent of the judges voted for him?

Answer 1

20% of the judges voted for him

3 divided by 15 = 0.20 multiply that times 100 to convert to percentage

Answer 2

20% because only 3 out of 15 voted for him if you take a candy bar and cut it out into 15 pieces and take away 3 you’re taking away 20% of the candy bar. And you’re left with 80% so that means 80% didn’t vote for him to go to the semifinals only 20% did.