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Gillway Community College, 43 out of 381 students earned honors. At Montessa Valley Community

College, 17 out of 108 students earned honors.

Select all of the options that are correct statements about the rate at which Gillway students earned

honors. There may be more than one correct answer.

About 11% of Gillway students earned

honors

A.

Just under 11% of Gillway students earned

honors.

Just over 11% of Gillway students earned

honors.

More than 10% of Gillway students earned

honors.

Almost 11% of Gillway students earned

honors.

Check all that apply.

More than 10% of Gillway students earned honors.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Find the number of students who earned honors

43 + 17 = 60

Step 2: Find the total number of students

381 + 108 = 489

Step 3: Find the percentage of students who earned honors

Students who earned honors/Total students x 100

60/489 x 100

12.27%

Step 4: Find the correct answer

Just under 11% of Gillway students earned honors.

This is incorrect since the percentage is more than 11%.

Just over 11% of Gillway students earned honors.

This is incorrect as just over 11% would mean somewhere between 11 and 12% whereas the actual percentage is just over 12%.

More than 10% of Gillway students earned honors.

This is correct as compared to all other statements since 12.27% is more than 10%.

Almost 11% of Gillway students earned honors.

This is incorrect since almost 11% means less than 11% whereas the actual percentage is more than 11%.

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