Question

There are 18 girls on the swim team and 12 boys on the swim team what percent of the team is made up of boys

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

So add 18 and 12 makes 30. Then divide 30 with a common factor say 6. so there is 5 6s in 30 so each 6 is equivalent to 20 percent there are 2 6s in 12 so it is 40 percent

Answer 2

40% since 30/12 is equal to .4