Question

The students in Darnel's grade voted to select a guest speaker. 20 students voted for a famous athlete. If there are 100 students in Darnel's grade, what percentage of the students voted for the athlete?

Answer 1

20% of the students voted for the athlete

Explanation:

The proportion of students who voted for athlete is the number of students who voted for the athlete divided by the total number of students.

The percentage is the proportion multiplied by 100.

We have that:

20 students voted for the athlete.

Total of 100 students.

20/100 = 0.2

0.2*100 = 20%

20% of the students voted for the athlete