At Baker High, 3 out of every 4 graduates go on to college . Of these 2 out of every 3 graduate from college. What percent of students graduating from Baker High will graduate from college ?
The questions says 2 of every 3 will earn a college degree and since we finding the percent
= 2\3 x 100 = 200/3 =66 2/3 is the answer
3/4 * 2/3 = 6/12 = 1/2
my answer is 1/2 (same )
But the answer they give me is
A. 66 2/3
B. 75
C. 50
D. 33 1/3
E. 25
Oh, my. Your question asks which percentage graduate from college. Which percentage equals 1/2?
so, the answer is 50?
Yes.
To find the percentage of students graduating from Baker High who will graduate from college, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Start with the information that 3 out of every 4 graduates from Baker High go on to college. This can be written as a fraction as 3/4.
Step 2: From the students who go on to college, 2 out of every 3 graduate from college. We can represent this as a fraction as 2/3.
Step 3: To find the percentage, we need to multiply the two fractions and then convert it to a percentage.
Multiplying the fractions:
(3/4) * (2/3) = (6/12) = 1/2
Step 4: Convert the fraction 1/2 to a percentage. To do this, multiply the fraction by 100.
(1/2) * (100) = 50%
Therefore, 50% of students graduating from Baker High will graduate from college.