The football team has 86 players. Thirty-two of those players are seniors. What percent of the football players are seniors? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Divide: 32/86 = ?
Change the decimal to a percent by moving the decimal point over two places to the right. Or multiply the decimal by 100.
Hi Sara, What you do is divide 32 by 86 and that gives you the percent
of seniors on the football team
2/3=.66
.66*86=57%
No, it's not 57%. divide 32 by 86 and multiply by 100. If rounding to the nearest whole number, you get 37% which makes sense since 32 seniors is a bit less than half (50%) of the whole team.
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To find the percentage of players who are seniors, you need to divide the number of seniors by the total number of players and then multiply by 100.
First, divide the number of seniors (32) by the total number of players (86): 32/86 = 0.3721
Then, multiply this result by 100 to convert it to a percentage: 0.3721 * 100 = 37.21
Round this result to the nearest whole number: 37
Therefore, approximately 37% of the football players are seniors.