Lesson 8-1 Example 4 8-1 Solve. MUSIC In Jamaal’s class, 9 out of 25 students like classical...
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8-1 Solve. MUSIC In Jamaal’s class, 9 out of 25 students like classical music. Did more or less than 25% of the students like classical music? Understand Read the problem. Write what you know. In Jamaal’s class, 9 out of 25 like classical music.
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Solve.
MUSIC In Jamaal’s class, 9 out of 25 students like classical music. Did more or less than 25% of the students like classical music?
Understand Read the problem. Write what you know.
In Jamaal’s class, 9 out of 25 like classical music.
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Plan Pick a strategy. One strategy is to use a table.
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9 out of 25 students is equivalent to 36 out of 100 students.
Solve
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Write the fraction as a percent.
36%
Did more than 25% of Jamaal’s class like classical music?
yes
So, 11% more than 25% of the students like classical music.
Write this ratio as a fraction with a denominator of 100.
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Check You can use a 100 square to model this percent. Is over a fourth of the square shaded?
