Question

A survey shows that 36 out of every 100 middle school students said the food in the cafeteria tastes like homemade. Which of the following shows these results as a fraction in lowest terms, decimal, and percent?

A. 18/50, 0.36, 36%
B. 36/100, 0.36, 36%
C. 50/18, 0.50, 50%
D. 36/50, 0.72, 72%

Answer 1

The survey result of 36 out of 100 students liking the cafeteria food is best expressed as the fraction 36/100, the decimal 0.36, and the percent 36%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The survey result of 36 out of every 100 middle school students saying the food in the cafeteria tastes like homemade can be expressed as a fraction, a decimal, and a percent. In the lowest terms, the fraction is 36/100, which is already in simplest form since 36 is not divisible by any square numbers besides 1, and we do not divide by 2 twice or by 5 twice to get it lower. As a decimal, this fraction is equivalent to 0.36. To express this as a percent, we simply multiply the decimal by 100, which gives us 36%. Therefore, the correct answer is B: 36/100, 0.36, 36%.