Question

If 8 out of 20 students in a class are boys,what percent of the class is made up of boys

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

The total number of students are '20'. Moreover the number of boys out of that 20 students are '8'.

So to find the percentage of the number of boys, take 8 (number of boys) divided by 20 (the total) and times that by 100, which will give you the percentage.

This is how it goes...

`(8)/(20)` × 100 = 40%

∴ 40% of the class is made up of boys.

Answer 2

40%

Explanation:

First, divide 100 by 20. You do this because you need something out of 100 to equal a percent. (Example- 50 out of 100 is 50%)

Next you need to take the number you got from dividing (5) and multiply that with 8. This leaves you with 40/100 or 40%.

Hope this helps!

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