SOLUTION: Another confusing word problem: Of the 407 students in 9th grade, 105 of them ate tacos for lunch. What percent of 9th graders ate tacos? Would I divide 407 by 105 to get the per

SOLUTION: Another confusing word problem: Of the 407 students in 9th grade, 105 of them ate tacos for lunch. What percent of 9th graders ate tacos? Would I divide 407 by 105 to get the per

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Question 393741: Another confusing word problem:
Of the 407 students in 9th grade, 105 of them ate tacos for lunch. What percent of 9th graders ate tacos?
Would I divide 407 by 105 to get the percent?
Please help.
Thanks!
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the other way around for finding percent.
105/407=0.26=26%
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