Question

2% of the students at Hamilton middle school have red hair. There are 700 students at Hamilton middle school how many students at Hamilton middle school have red hair

Answer 1

There is 14

Explanation:

according too khan academy

Answer 2

14

Explanation:

A percent means that the number is out of 100.

Therefore, 2% is 2 out of 100.

Multiplying the 2 out of 100 by the total number of students will give the actual number of students with red hair. This is explained below:

2/100 * 700 = 14

There are 14 students at Hamilton middle school with red hair out of the total number of students which is 700.