Question

At north shire high school 87.5% of the teachers have a masters degree. If there are 128 teachers, how many have a masters degree

Answer 1

We have been given that at north shire high school 87.5% of the teachers have a masters degree. Total number of teachers is 128.

Let us find how many teachers have a masters degree.

$\text{Teachers hold masters degree }=\frac{128\times 87.5}{100}$

$\text{Teachers hold masters degree }=1.28\times 87.5$

$\text{Teachers hold masters degree }=112$

Therefore, 112 teachers have a masters degree.