For a field trip, 56 students registered. On the day of the field trip, 7 students were unable to go. Which decimal describes the ratio of students who were unable to go to the number of students who registered for the field trip?
Solutions
For a field trip, 56 students registered. On the day of the field trip, 7 students were unable to go.
We know that 7/56 could not go therefore 7 ÷ 56 = .125 or round to .13 could not go.