In Jefferson Middle School, 5% of the sixth graders have red hair. If there are 100 sixth graders, how many have red hair?

Question

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Answer 1

To find out how many sixth graders have red hair, you can calculate 5% of the total number of sixth graders.

5% can be expressed as a decimal: \[ 5% = 0.05 \]

Now, multiply this decimal by the total number of sixth graders: \[ 0.05 \times 100 = 5 \]

Therefore, 5 sixth graders have red hair.

The answer is 5.