A survey found that 16% of all seventh graders at Lincoln Middle school think that tarantulas are the scariest creatures. There are 150 seventh-graders at the school. How would you write a percent equation to find how many seventh-graders said that tarantulas are the scariest creatures?

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16 August, 18:24

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Cordell Brewer · Answer 1

You take the beginning number, 150 and multiply it by the percent witch can be a decimal (16%=0.16) which leaves you with the equation, 150*0.16=a