Question

There are 31 children in the class.

Tia says, "40% of the class are boys."
Is this possible? Why? Why not?

Answer 1

Explanation:

`40\% \text{ of } 31=(40)/(100) * 31 =(124)/(10) =12(2)/(5)`

This is not possible because we cannot have
`(2)/(5)` of a person.

Answer 2

This is not possible, 40% of 31 gives an answer of 12.4,there is no such thing as 12.4 boys hope this helps