Question

An Pineview Middle School, two-fifths of the
students are 8th graders. Of these students, seven-
sixteenths are girls. What percent of the students
at Pineview Middle are 8th grade girls?

Answer 1

Answer:

45%

Step-by-step explanation:

2/5 x 7/16 = fractional portion of 8th graders who are girls

= 14/80

80 divided into 14 is .45 which is 45%