Question

This morning 45 students showed up to school early. 40% of that showed up did not have a backpack on.How many students did not showed up with a backpack on?

Answer 1

18

Explanation:

To solve we fist need to figure out what 40% is in decimal form. To do this we have to move the decimal point to the left 2 spaces.

40% -> 0.40

Then we can multiply...

45 · 0.40 = 18 (This means that 40% of the total 45 students is 18).

Answer 2

Explanation:

if your dong 40% of 45 t will be 18