At the middle school there are 32 students in a math class. Fifteen of those students are girls. What percent of the class are boys? Round to the nearest tenth of necessary.

A) 0.4%

B) 0.5%

C) 53.1%

D) 46.9%

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Gilda

16 November, 13:06

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Joaquin Nixon · Answer 1

Since there are 15 girls, 17 must be boys: 32-15=17

To find the percentage, Boys/Total students = 17/32=0.53125, which is 53.1%

Answer: C

At the middle school there are 32 students in a math class. Fifteen of those students are girls. What percent of the class are boys? Round to the nearest tenth of necessary.A) 0.4%B) 0.5%C) 53.1%D) 46.9%