A total of 60 students in Brooke's school are taking a spanish class this year. This is 25% more than the number of students who take a spanish class last year. Is the answer 45 or 48? Why?
Number of students taking Spanish class this year in Brooke's school = 60 Percentage increase in the number of students taking Spanish class from last year = 25% Then Number of students that are taking Spanish class more than last year = 25/100 * 60 = 15 Then The number of students that took Spanish class last year = 60 - 15 = 45 students So the number of students that took Spanish class last year was 45. I hope the answer is clear to you and the procedure is also easy for you to understand.
