AT OAKNOLL SCHOOL, 90 OUT OF 270 STUDENTS OWN COMPUTERS. WHAT PERCENT OF STUDENTS OF OAKNOLL SCHOOL DO NOT OWN COMPUTERS? ROUND TO THE NEAREST TENTH OF A PERCENT.
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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To get the percentage of students that do not own computers at Oaknoll school, divide the number of students of Oaknoll that does not own computers over the total number of students of Oaknoll school multiplied by 100 then add the % sign. Since the given is only the number of students that owns computers and the total number of students, let x be the number of students that has no computer. To find the value of x, subtract the number of students of Oaknoll minus the number of student that owns computer. This can be equated as 270-90 = x. Solve for x.
> 270-90 = x
> 180= x
The number of students that does not own computer in Oaknoll school is 180.
Divide 180 by 270 then multiply the quotient by 100 and add % sign to the product.
> 180 /270 x 100
> 0.6666666666666667 x100
> 66.66666666666667 or 66.7%
The percentage of students that does not own a computer in Oaknoll school is 66.7%.