Question

the students in beckys grade voted to select a guest speaker. 5% of the students voted for a famous athlete. if there are 60 students in beckys grade, how many students voted for the athlete? □ students

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

$5\% = 0.05$

Step2: Calculate number of students

$60 \times 0.05 = 3$

Answer:

3 students