Question

900 students attend Ridgewood Junior High School. 4% of students bring their lunch to school everyday. How many students brought their lunch to school on Thursday?

Answer 1

The answer would be x= 36.
1. Write out the problem
4/100 ?/900

2. Start to multiply the numbers
4 x 900 = 3,600

3. Divide the number by 100
3,600 divided by 100 equals 36.

Your answer is 36. So 36 students brought their lunch to school on Thursday.

I hope this helps.