Question

At Southside Middle School, 20% of the students play an instrument. There are 305 students. How many students play an instrument?/

Answer 1

Answer:

61 students

Step-by-step explanation:

When finding the percentage of a number, you can simply cross multiply and divide:

we can remove the percentage symbol…

$20*305=\\ 6100$

Now 6100 divided by 100 is:

61

hope this helps!