SOLUTION: A teacher has 40 learners in her class. She chooses 1% of them to clean her board. Is this possible? Explain your answer

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Question 1036089: A teacher has 40 learners in her class. She chooses 1% of them to clean her board. Is this possible? Explain your answer

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
While 1% of 40 is not possible with 40 students, sometimes people round off the number. BUT, the smallest number of students that could be cleaning the board is 1, and that is 2.5% of 40. Therefore, the answer is not possible.
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