In a class of $250$ $250$ students, $38 %$ $38%$ of them commute daily by train. How many people is this?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-18T23:45:21

The answer is $95$ $95$ people.

To find a percentage of a whole, you take the percent given and divide it by $100$ $100$ to return it to a working decimal:

$(\frac{38}{100})$ $(38/100)$ which gives $0.38$ $0.38$ .

Now you take that number and multiply by $250$ $250$ to come up with the percentage of the class you're wanting to find.

$250 \times 0.38 = 95$ $250 xx 0.38 = 95$ people.

In a class of 250250 students, 38%38% of them commute daily by train. How many people is this?