Question

Mrs. Nguyen had 25 students in her English class. On her

birthday 1 student gave her chocolates, 12 gave her cards
and 2 gave her flowers.
QUESTION: What percentage of her students brought
something for Mrs. Nguyen on her birthday?

Answer 1

60% of her students brought something for Mrs. Nguyen on her birthday.

Explanation:

She has 25 students in her class.

12 gave her cards.

2 gave her flowers.

1 gave her chocolates.

Add them together to get 12+2+1=15.

15 students out of 25 can also be written as a fraction:

`(15)/(25)`

This equals 0.6 as a decimal. To find the percentage multiply by 100, to get 60. Therefore 60% of her students got something for her.