There are 25 students in Ms. Nguyen's second-grade class. In the class election, 4 students voted for Benjamin, 12 voted for Sahil, and 9 voted for Maria. What percent of the class voted for Maria?(Ignore the \% symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is 11%, enter 11.)
Q. There are 25 students in Ms. Nguyen's second-grade class. In the class election, 4 students voted for Benjamin, 12 voted for Sahil, and 9 voted for Maria. What percent of the class voted for Maria?(Ignore the \% symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is 11%, enter 11.)
Determine Votes for Maria: Determine the total number of votes for Maria. Maria received 9 votes.
Total Students in Class: Determine the total number of students in the class.There are 25 students in the class.
Calculate Percentage for Maria: Calculate the percentage of the class that voted for Maria.To find the percentage, divide the number of votes Maria received by the total number of students and then multiply by 100.Percentage for Maria = Total number of studentsNumber of votes for Maria×100Percentage for Maria = 259×100
Perform Calculation: Perform the calculation.Percentage for Maria = (9/25)×100=0.36×100=36%
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