The table below shows the total number of students in a boxing class at the local gym. The goal for the gym is to have no more than 20% of their students in each class be beginners.
Day
Number of Beginning Students
Total Number of Students
Monday
2
15
Tuesday
5
30
Wednesday
3
20
Thursday
5
25
Friday
9
40
How many days did the gym meet its goal? Round to the nearest percent.
days
10
To calculate the number of days the gym met its goal, we need to find the percentage of beginning students for each day and check if it's less than or equal to 20%. Here's how you can do it for each day:
1. Monday:
- Percentage of beginning students = (Number of beginning students / Total number of students) * 100
- Percentage of beginning students = (2/15) * 100 = 13.333%
2. Tuesday:
- Percentage of beginning students = (Number of beginning students / Total number of students) * 100
- Percentage of beginning students = (5/30) * 100 = 16.667%
3. Wednesday:
- Percentage of beginning students = (Number of beginning students / Total number of students) * 100
- Percentage of beginning students = (3/20) * 100 = 15%
4. Thursday:
- Percentage of beginning students = (Number of beginning students / Total number of students) * 100
- Percentage of beginning students = (5/25) * 100 = 20%
5. Friday:
- Percentage of beginning students = (Number of beginning students / Total number of students) * 100
- Percentage of beginning students = (9/40) * 100 = 22.5%
Based on these calculations, the gym met its goal on 3 out of 5 days. Therefore, the gym met its goal for approximately 60% of the days.