Question

24 students in a class took an algebra test

​If 18 students passed the test, what percent passed

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Answer 1

Answer: 75%

Step-by-step explanation: The equation for percentages is: part = percent • whole.

We can use our given values and plug them into the equation to solve for our percent.

In this problem, the “part” is 18, and our “whole” is 24, since the whole class has 24 people, and part of the class (18) passed.

P = % • W

18 = % • 24

(to solve for %, we have to get isolate it, or get rid of the • 24. We use division, the opposite operation, to cancel our • 24.)

18 = % • 24

÷24 ÷24

0.75 = %
Since percents are out of 100, we have to multiply 0.75 by 100.

0.75 • 100 = 75%

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

only 75% of the class or students passed the algebra test