Question

There are 80 members in a school band. 24 of them are Class Six students.What percentage of the school band are Class Six students ??

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 80 members in a school band. is 24 of them are Class Six students then the percentage of the school band are Class Six students is 30 %.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total members 80 in a school band.

Class Six students = 24  

The percentage of the school band are Class Six students $= \frac{24}{80} \times 100$

$=\frac{2400}{80}$

=30%

Answer 2

To find : What percentage of the school band are Class Six students .

Given : There are $80$ members in a school band , $24$ of them are Class Six      students.

Solution :

• A percentage is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.

• It is denoted by means % .

•  Fractions can be converted into percentages and vice-versa.

• Percentages are reversible. For example, $30 \% \ of\ 40$ is the same as $40 \%\ of \ 30$.
• Therefore , to find what percentage of school band are Class Six students , we divide $24$ by $80$ and then multiply the answer by $100$ .

         $\frac{24}{80}\times 100 \\= 0.3 \times 100 \\= 30 \ \%$

Hence , $30\ \%$ of school band are class six students .