After reading a book for English class, 100 students were asked whether or not they enjoyed the book. Nine twenty-fifths of the students did not like the book. How many students liked the book?
a.
29 students
c.
36 students
b.
64 students
d.
71 students

Question

After reading a book for English class, 100 students were asked whether or not they enjoyed the book. Nine twenty-fifths of the students did not like the book. How many students liked the book?
a.
29 students
c.
36 students
b.
64 students
d.
71 students

anonymous · Answer

36 students did not like, so the answer is C. 64

anonymous · Answer

I can explain further is you need

anonymous · Answer

100/25 = 4. 4x9 = 36 100 - 36 = C. 64

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!

anonymous · Answer

Okay, so 9/25 of students didn't like the book. You can make a cross product equation to figure that out. |dw:1434654322112:dw|

Solve for x, and you get 36.
Subtract 36 from 100 and you get 64.