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Practice Questions

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If a national event is attended by 1,500 people and 40% of them are students, how many students attended the event? (2022)
  1. 600
  2. 700
  3. 800
  4. 900

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

If a national event is attended by 1,500 people and 40% of them are students, how many students attended the event? (2022)
  • Step 1: Understand that 40% means 40 out of every 100 people.
  • Step 2: Convert 40% into a decimal. 40% as a decimal is 0.40.
  • Step 3: Multiply the total number of people (1,500) by the decimal (0.40).
  • Step 4: Calculate 0.40 * 1,500 to find the number of students.
  • Step 5: The result of the calculation is 600, which means 600 students attended the event.
  • Percentage Calculation – Understanding how to calculate a percentage of a total amount.
  • Basic Arithmetic – Applying multiplication to find the product of a percentage and a total.
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