Question

Last year at a certain high school, there were 80 boys on the honor roll and 88 girls on the honor roll. This year, the number of boys on the honor roll increased by 15% and the number of girls on the honor roll increased by 25%. By what percentage did the total number of students on the honor roll increase? Round your answer to the nearest tenth (if necessary).

Answer 1

0.1% of honor roll students

Explanation:

to get the total percentage, find the boy's and girl's percentage numbers first.

15% out of 80: 0.05

25% out of 88: 0.04

0.05+0.04=0.09

the total number of honor students increased: 0.09,

round to the nearest tenth: 0.1

and the total number of honor students are: 80+88=168

0.1 is=0.06% out of 168

0.1% of honor roll students increased this year.