Question

Last Tuesday was silly hat day at Toby's school. 74 students wore a silly hat and 666 students did not. What percentage of the students wore a silly hat?

Answer 1

Answer:

10%

Step-by-step explanation:

The total population of students will be equal to the sum of both those who wore the silly hat and those who didn't hence

Total students= 74+666=740

Number of students who wore silly hat is given as 74 hence when expressed as a percentage of the total students' population we get that

percentage of the students wore a silly hat=$\frac {74\times 100}{740}=10\%$

Therefore, 10% of students wore a silly hat last Tuesday