Question

A school staff meeting had 36 teachers in attendance, 75% of whom were first-year teachers. How many first-year teachers were in the meeting?

Answer 1

Answer:

27

Step-by-step explanation:

First, lets write this down, 36 x 75%, then lets convert the percent: 36 x .75, multiply! And we get 27.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\huge\boxed{\sf 27\ teachers}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Total Teachers in the meeting = 36

First-year teachers = 75 % of 36

We know that:

[ "of" means to "multiply" ]

[ % means out of 100 ]

So,

= $\frac{75}{100} * 36$

= $\frac{3}{4} * 36$

= 3 * 9

= 27 teachers

$\rule[225]{225}{2}$

Hope this helped!

~AH1807