Question

The students in Lorenzo's grade voted to select a guest speaker. 7 students voted for a famous athlete. The other 21 students in Lorenzo's grade voted for a famous actor. What percentage of the students voted for the athlete?

Answer 1

Answer:

25%

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets figure out how many students total in Lorenzo's grade:

7 students + 21 students = 28 total students

We know that we can find the percentage by dividing our value by the total amount and multiplying it by $\frac{100}{100}$, which is 1. (Multiplying by 1 does not change anything, which is why we choose to do this.)

Taking our known values,

$\frac{7}{28} *\frac{100}{100} =\\0.25*\frac{100}{100} =\\25%$

Therefore, 25% of students voted for the athlete.