Question

There are 40 students in a class. Today only 29 students showed up. What percentage of students showed up? Show and explain your work.

Answer 1

72.5%

Explanation:

29 is the number of students showed up

40 are the number of students in the class

= 29/40 × 100/100

= 29/2× 5/100 we have simplified the fraction

=(29/2× 5)/100

=( 145/2) × 100

=72.5/100

=72.5%