After a study was completed at a local college, it was found that 386 in 1,112 students live with their parents. What percent of the students live with their parents? Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent where necessary.

A. 3.44%
B. 34.71%
C. 49.36%
D. 65.28%

Question

After a study was completed at a local college, it was found that 386 in 1,112 students live with their parents. What percent of the students live with their parents? Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent where necessary.

A. 3.44%
B. 34.71%
C. 49.36%
D. 65.28%

anonymous · Answer

Read the question carefully.
What percent of students live with their parents?
Well... 386 out of 1,112 students live with their parents!
386/1112.
34.71%

mathstudent55 · Answer

To find what percentage a part is of the total, do this:

$\dfrac{part}{total} \times 100\% $

In your case it's:

$ \dfrac{386}{1112} \times 100\% = 0.347122... \times 100\% \approx 34.71\%$