Question

there are 40 students in a calculus class. 24 of the students are female and the rest are male. what percent of the class are female

Answer 1

Answer:

60%

Step-by-step explanation:

Create the fraction of female students to total students, then multiply this fraction by 100%

percent female students = $\frac{24}{40}$ × 100% = 60%

Answer 2

Answer:

60 %

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percentage that are female, we take the females over the total

24/40

.6

Change this to percent by multiplying by 100

60 %