Question

There are 48 students who play the clarinet in a year group of 120.

Write this proportion as a percentage.

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

As a Fraction your answer would be
`(48)/(120)`.

However we are looking for it as a percentage.

In order to calculate, this you can simply find 10%, and 5% of 120.

10% = 12

5% = 6

48 is divisible by 12, therefore 48 / 12 = 4

Giving you your answer which is 40%.