Challenger Elementary School has 800 students. Every Wednesday, 12% of the students stay after school for Chess Club.How many students attend Chess Club on Wednesdays?students
Q. Challenger Elementary School has 800 students. Every Wednesday, 12% of the students stay after school for Chess Club.How many students attend Chess Club on Wednesdays?students
Identify total number of students: Identify the total number of students and the percentage that attends Chess Club.Total number of students at Challenger Elementary School: 800Percentage of students that attend Chess Club on Wednesdays: 12%To find the number of students who attend Chess Club, we need to calculate 12% of 800.
Convert percentage to decimal: Convert the percentage to a decimal to perform the calculation.12% as a decimal is 0.12 (since 1% is 0.01, and 12% is 12 times that).
Multiply total by decimal to find students: Multiply the total number of students by the decimal equivalent of the percentage to find the number of students attending Chess Club.Number of students attending Chess Club = 800 students ×0.12Number of students attending Chess Club = 96 students
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