Lesson 8-1 Example 4

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Lesson 8-1 Example 4
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Solve. MUSIC In Jamaals 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 Jamaals 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.
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Write this ratio as a fraction with a
denominator of 100.
Write the fraction as a percent. 36 Did more
than 25 of Jamaals class like classical
music? yes So, 11 more than 25 of the students
like classical music.
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Check You can use a 100 square to model this
percent. Is over a fourth of the square shaded?