Question

There are 283 students in Wally’s school and 59 of them are in the sixth grade. What is the approximate percent of students at Wally’s school that are in the sixth grade?

Answer 1

Answer: 20.85 % ( Approx)

Step-by-step explanation:

Since, the total number of student in the school = 283,

The number of students in 6th grade = 59

Thus, the percentage of students that are in 6Th grade =

$\frac{ \text{ The number of 6th grade's student}}{\text{ The total number of students}}\times 100$

$=\frac{59}{283}\times 100$

$= \frac{5900}{283}$

$= 20.8480565\approx 20.85\%$

Answer 2

Answer:  The answer is approximately 21%.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that in Wally's school, there are total 283 students, out of which 59 students are in the sixth grade. We are to calculate approximately the percentage of students in the sixth grade.

To find the required percentage, we will divide the number of students in the sixth grade to the total number of students and then multiply by 100%.

Therefore, the percentage is

$p=\dfrac{\textup{no. of students in the sixth grade}}{\textup{total no. of students}}\times 100\%=\dfrac{59}{283}\times 100\%\\\\\Rightarrow p=0.2084\times 100\%=20.84\%\sim21\%.$

Thus, the required percentage is approximately 21%.