Question

The eastside High school marching band is made up of instrument players and the percussion.If there are 245 members that play instruments and 35 percussion members then what percent of the marching band is percussion

Answer 1

Total number of members = 245 + 35 = 280

Total number of members that play percussion = 35

Find the fraction of members that play percussion:

Fraction = 35/280 = 1/8

Find the percentage of members that play percussion:

Percentage = 1/8 x 100 = 12.5%

Answer: 12.5% of the members play percussion.

Answer 2

Answer:30%

The answer is 30 percent