Last year 7/16 of all students at a school participated in the science fair. About what percentage of the students participated?
Answer:
43.75% students were participated last year.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that last year 7/16 of all students at a school participated in the science fair.
Let us suppose the total number of students were x. Then, number of students participated last year is given by
\(\frac{7}{16} x\)
Hence, the percentage of the students participated last year is given by
\(\%=\frac{\frac{7}{16}x }{x} \times 100\\\\\%=\frac{7}{16}\times 100\\\\\%=43.75\%\)
Therefore, 43.75% students were participated last year.