Question

Leah found that 25% of the students in her class prefer ice cream for dessert. If there are 24 students in her class how many prefer ice cream as their dessert?

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

24 students is the 100 percent so you do 25 percent of 24 so 24x.25 and you get 6

Answer 2

6

Explanation:

You multiply 24 (the number of students) by .25 (the percent who prefer ice cream for dessert), which gives you 6.