Question

The number of students in the marching band this year is​ 125% as many as the number of students in the marching band last year. If there were 36 students in the marching band last​ year, how many students are in the marching band this​ year?

Answer 1

@Imagine

Answer 2

@Imagine

Answer 3

This is just a more ez way


U wanna first make the percentage a decimal


\[125\div100=1.25\]

Multiply that by the number of students in the marching band "LAST YEAR"


\[1.25\times36=45\]


So there are 45 students in the marching band this year