There are 175 students in 12th grade at Silverado High School. A survey shows that 64% of them are planning to attend college. How many students are planning to attend college?

Respuesta :

175 x .64 = 112 students planning to attend college.

Answer: 112 students are planning to attend college.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : There are 175 students in 12th grade at Silverado High School.

A survey shows that 64% of them are planning to attend college.

i.e. proportion of students in 12th grade at Silverado High School are planning to attend college : p=0.64

Now, the number of students are planning to attend college will be :

[tex]\text{Total students in 12th grade}\times p\\\\=175\times0.64=112[/tex]

Hence, 112 students are planning to attend college.