Question

If 6 out of 20 students in a class are boys, what percent of the class is made up of boys? Please answer with text and a double number line.

Answer 1

The ratio of boys to the total number of students is 6:20; then, multiply both sides of the ratio as shown below

$\begin{gathered} 6\colon20 \\ \Rightarrow5(6)\colon5(20)_{} \\ \Rightarrow30\colon100 \end{gathered}$

And 30:100 is equal to 30/100=0.3=30%

Therefore, the answer is 30%