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QuestionIn Ms. Wimberly's class, 40%40 \% of the students are girls. If there are 25 students in Ms. Wimberly's class, how many of them are girls?

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. 40% 40\% of the students in Ms. Wimberly's class are girls.
2. There are 25 25 students in total in the class.
3. We need to find out how many students are girls.

STEP 2

1. Convert percentage to a decimal.
2. Calculate the number of girls using the decimal.
3. Interpret the result.

STEP 3

Convert the percentage of girls to a decimal.
40%=40100=0.40 40\% = \frac{40}{100} = 0.40

STEP 4

Multiply the total number of students by the decimal to find the number of girls.
Number of girls=25×0.40 \text{Number of girls} = 25 \times 0.40

STEP 5

Perform the multiplication to find the number of girls.
Number of girls=25×0.40=10 \text{Number of girls} = 25 \times 0.40 = 10

STEP 6

Interpret the result: There are 10 10 girls in Ms. Wimberly's class.
The number of girls in Ms. Wimberly's class is:
10 girls\boxed{10 \text{ girls}}

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