Question

At Albemarle High School, 5/9 of the students are in band and 57% of the students are in chorus. Are more AHS students in band or chorus?

Answer 1

Let find percentage of 5/9

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 5/9(100)$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 500/9$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 55.5\%$

More students are in chorus

Answer 2

Given

Percentage of students in Chorus.

Fraction of students in band

To find

Which has more students.

Let's start.

We need to find the Percentage of students in band.

$\sf \longmapsto \: \dfrac{5}{9} \times 100$

$\sf \longmapsto \: \dfrac{5}{9} \times \dfrac{100}{1}$

$\sf \longmapsto \: \dfrac{5 \times 100}{9 \times 1}$

$\sf \longmapsto \: \dfrac{500}{9}$

In Percentage:-

$\sf \longmapsto \: \cancel \dfrac{500}{9}$

$\sf \longmapsto \: 55.55\%$

$\sf{55.55\% (Band)}<\sf{57\%(Chorus)}$

• Chorus has more students