Question

The students in Lorenzo's grade voted to select a guest speaker. 7 students voted for a famous athlete. The other 21 students in Lorenzo's grade voted for a famous actor. What percentage of the students voted for the athlete?

Answer 1

25%

Explanation:

Lets figure out how many students total in Lorenzo's grade:

7 students + 21 students = 28 total students

We know that we can find the percentage by dividing our value by the total amount and multiplying it by
`(100)/(100)`, which is 1. (Multiplying by 1 does not change anything, which is why we choose to do this.)

Taking our known values,

`(7)/(28) *(100)/(100) =\\0.25*(100)/(100) =\\25%`

Therefore, 25% of students voted for the athlete.