Question

A school principal of 890 students needs to determine what percentage of students passed and did not pass a statewide examination. 300 students passed. Round to the nearest percent.

What percent did not pass the test?

Answer 1

Percentage = 66%

Explanation:

Let the number of students that pass be P.

Let the number of students that fail be F.

Given the following data;

Total number of students, T = 890 students

P = 300 students

To find the percentage that failed;

First of all, we would determine the number of students that failed using the mathematical expression given below;

Total students, T = P + F

890 = 300 + F

F = 890 - 300

F = 590

`Percentage = \frac {590}{890} * 100`

`Percentage = 0.6629 * 100`

Percentage = 66.29 ≈ 66%

Therefore, the percentage of students that failed or didn't pass is 66%.