Question

In a class of `250` students, `38%` of them commute daily by train. How many people is this?

Answer 1

The answer is `95` people.

Explanation:

To find a percentage of a whole, you take the percent given and divide it by `100` to return it to a working decimal:

`(38/100)` which gives `0.38`.

Now you take that number and multiply by `250` to come up with the percentage of the class you're wanting to find.

`250 xx 0.38 = 95` people.