SOLUTION: Of the students in one class, 20% expressed an interest in a career in politics. If there were 40 students in the class, how many were interested in politics?

Question 176244This question is from textbook New Progress in Mathematics
: Of the students in one class, 20% expressed an interest in a career in politics. If there were 40 students in the class, how many were interested in politics? This question is from textbook New Progress in Mathematics

Found 2 solutions by EMStelley, MathTherapy:
Answer by EMStelley(208) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The way you find out how much x% is of y is by multiplication. So 20% of 40 is (20%)(40), or (0.2)(40)=8.
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20% of 40 = 8 individuals
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