In a class of 20 students 13 were boys. What percent of the class were boys? How do I figure this? Do I divide 13 by 20 and its 65 % ?
percent/100=13/20
multiply 13 and 100 then divide by 20
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To find the percentage of boys in the class, you should indeed divide the number of boys (13) by the total number of students (20). However, multiplying the result by 100 will give you the percentage. Let's go through the steps:
Step 1: Divide the number of boys by the total number of students:
13 / 20 = 0.65
Step 2: Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage:
0.65 * 100 = 65%
Therefore, 65% of the class are boys.
In summary, to find the percentage, you divide the part (number of boys) by the whole (total number of students), and then multiply the result by 100.