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The students in Connor's grade voted to select a guest speaker. 90%90\% of the students voted for a famous athlete. If there are 9090 students in Connor's grade, how many students voted for the athlete?\newline_____\_\_\_\_\_ students

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Q. The students in Connor's grade voted to select a guest speaker. 90%90\% of the students voted for a famous athlete. If there are 9090 students in Connor's grade, how many students voted for the athlete?\newline_____\_\_\_\_\_ students
  1. Convert to decimal: Step 11: Convert 90%90\% to a decimal.\newline90%=90100=0.9090\% = \frac{90}{100} = 0.90
  2. Calculate number of students: Step 22: Calculate the number of students who voted for the athlete.\newlineTotal students = 9090\newlinePercentage who voted for athlete = 0.900.90\newlineNumber of students who voted for athlete = 0.90×900.90 \times 90
  3. Perform multiplication: Step 33: Perform the multiplication to find the final answer. 0.90×90=810.90 \times 90 = 81

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