At a school, 15% of the students play an instrument. How many students do not play an instrument?
85% do not play an instrument.
Thank u Ms. Sue
You're welcome, Amy.
To find out how many students do not play an instrument, we need to subtract the percentage of students who do play an instrument from the total number of students.
1. Start with the total number of students.
2. Multiply the total number of students by the percentage of students who do play an instrument (15% or 0.15).
3. Subtract the result from step 2 from the total number of students.
Let's assume the total number of students at the school is 500.
1. Total number of students = 500
2. Students who play an instrument = 500 * 0.15 = 75
3. Students who do not play an instrument = 500 - 75 = 425
Therefore, there are 425 students who do not play an instrument at the school.