Question

40% of the students on the field trip love the museum. If there are 20 students on the field trip, how many love the museum?

Answer 1

well, what's 40% of 20?

`\begin{array}ll \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{40\% of 20}}{\left( \cfrac{40}{100} \right)20}\implies 8`