Question

The cafeteria at Midtown Middle school surveyed 575 students about their favorite food. Determine the number of students that Responded for each of the fallowing.
1. salad: 20% = ?

2. Fruit: 24% = ?

Answer 1

You would put this into a fraction
so for the salad
$\frac{20}{100} = \frac{?}{575}$
and for the fruit
$\frac{24}{100} = \frac{?}{575}$
cross multiply and
1. salad: 20% = 115 students
2. Fruit: 24% = 138 students