Question

A school staff meeting had 72 teachers in attendance, 25% of whom were first-year teachers. How many first-year teachers were in the meeting?

Answer 1

18 first-year teachers were at the meeting

Explanation:

.25 * 72 = 18

Answer 2

25% of whom were first year teachers out of 72 teachers in attendance in a school staff meeting equals 18 first-year teachers in the meeting. Therefore, there are 18 first-year teachers in the school staff meeting.