Question

there are 50 students in mary's class. 27 of them are boys. what percentage of mary's class are boys?

Answer 1

divide 27 by 50. should give you 0.54. 54% of the class are boys

Answer 2

27 out of 50 are boys:

Set up the ratio:

27/50

Divide:

27/50 = 0.54

Multiply by 100:

0.54 x 100 = 54%