At Southside Middle School, 20% of the students play an instrument. There are 305 students. How many students play an instrument? Please explain how you got your answer!! :D

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Answer:

61 students play an instrument

Step-by-step explanation:

You could set up the problem as a ratio.

20                x

---        =    ------

100            305

100x =  6100

     x = 61

Answer:

61 students play an instrument.

Step-by-step explanation:

So, take 305, multiply it by 20. Which is 6100, now multiply that by .01

6100x.01=61