Question

3) Oldwick High School has a population of 2,300 students. A survey showed that 34% of the student population would like to have hamburgers as a daily choice for lunch. How many students is 34% of the population. Be sure to round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of of students that is 34% of the population is;

$782\text{ students}$

Explanation:

Given that Oldwick High School has a population of 2,300 students.

We want to find the number of students that makes 34% of the population.

$n=34\text{\% of 2300}$

So, we have;

$\begin{gathered} n=\frac{34}{100}\times2300 \\ n=782 \end{gathered}$

The number of of students that is 34% of the population is;

$782\text{ students}$