Question

A news report says that 9% of middle school students are on the track team. There are 600 students in your middle school. How many students in your school would you expect to be on the track team?

Answer 1

10% of 600 is 60. 1% of 600 is 6. 1% x 9 = 9% 6 x 9 = 54. 9% of 600 is 54 so 54 students are on the track team.

Answer 2

600x0.09=54 so its 54