Question

A school will have a fall festival if at least 40% of the 500 students plan to attend. How many students must agree to attend in order for the school to have the festival?

Answer 1

Answer:

200 students must agree to attend in order for the school to have the festival.

Step-by-step explanation:

200 is 40% of 500. We can also use fractions to figure this out.

$\frac{40}{100} =\frac{x}{500}$

For 100 to become 500 it must be multiplied by 5. And whatever we do to the denominator we have to do to the numerator. So we multiply 40 × 5 = x

x = 200

$\frac{40*5}{100*5} = \frac{x}{500}$      

$\frac{40}{100} =\frac{200}{500}$