Question

When all 480 sixth-grade students at Golden State Middle School were polled, results showed that 192 students were dissatisfied with the music played at the school dance. What percentage of sixth-grade students does this represent? Explain a strategy you used to solve this problem.

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

When all 480 sixth-grade students at Golden State Middle School were polled, results showed that 192 students were dissatisfied with the music played at the school dance. What percentage of sixth-grade students does this represent?

This is calculated as

(Number of dissatisfied students/Total number of students) × 100

= 192/480 × 100

= 40%

The percentage of sixth-grade students that this represents is 40%