9. Out of 45 students, 29 go on a field trip. Which best represents the percent of the students who do not go on the trip?
A.16%
B.36%
C.64%---
D.84%
How do I solve this?
correct
45-29=16
16/45=0.355556
=36%
Good one, Hung Le. I didn't read the question correctly at first either.
You are right. 36% did not go on the trip.
To find the percent of students who do not go on the field trip, you need to subtract the number of students who do go from the total number of students, and then express that as a percentage of the total.
First, calculate the number of students who do not go on the trip:
45 (total students) - 29 (students who go on the trip) = 16 (students who do not go on the trip)
Next, to find the percent, divide the number of students who do not go on the trip by the total number of students, and then multiply by 100:
(16 / 45) * 100 = 35.556%
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the closest answer choice is 36%, which is option B. Therefore, option B is the best representation of the percent of students who do not go on the trip.