Question

HELP PLEASE!!!

Assume a class has 25 students.

a) If 80% of the class passed the test, how many students passed?
students

b) If 7 students got A’s on the test, what percent of students got A’s?
%

Answer 1

A) 20

B) 28%

Explanation:

A) In order to find percentages you need to make them in to decimals. 80% as a decimal is .8, if you multiply 25 by the decimal .8, you get 20.

B) To find the percentage all you do is divide, 7/25, this gives you the decimal .28, this as a percentage is 28%.

Answer 2

20 students passed and 28% got an a