Question

ra\\For spirit week at a local high school, students were encouraged to wear their school colors of green and white. 1,200 students wore their school colors while 300 students did not wear green and white. What percent of the school population did NOT wear their school colors?

Answer 1

25%

Explanation:

1. You have a total of 1,200 students and a fraction of them did not wear their school colors, 300 students.

2. You would write the fraction
`(300)/(1200)`.

3. After you divide or simpify
`(300)/(1200)` you get
`(1)/(4)`.

4. To get a percent you multiply by 100, so
`(1)/(4)` times 100 is equal to 25.

Answer 2

20%

Explanation:

First, add 1,200, and 300. That gives you 1,500. You want to find how much percent of 1,500 equals 300, and that is 20%.