A teacher wrote a question on the board to which
42.5
%
of the
40
students in her class could not give the correct answer.

Respuesta :

Answer:

17 students could not give the correct answer

Step-by-step explanation:

42.5% is a fraction = 42.5/100

we can make this into an equation

42.5/100 = x/40

multpiply both sides by 40

x = 17

17 students could answer out of 40
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