Question

A survey found that 75% of guitar players recommend starting with the acoustic guitar if you are a beginner. Out of 40 guitar players, how many guitar players would you expect to recommend the acoustic guitar?

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20%


15%


30%


80%

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

Answer 2

15

Explanation:

I can't do it on paper, so I'll type it up for you so you can copy it down.

'Percent (%)' means 'out of one hundred':

75% = 75 'out of one hundred',

p% is read p 'percent',

75% = 75/100 = 75 ÷ 100.

'Percentage' is obtained by multiplying 20 by 75%.

75% × 20 =

(75 ÷ 100) × 20 =

(75 × 20) ÷ 100 =

1,500 ÷ 100 =

15;

The answer is 15.

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