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?
There are__ students in the marching band this year
There are__ students in the marching band this year
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many students are in the marching band this year, we can calculate 125% of the number of students last year.
Last year, there were 36 students.
First, we convert 125% into a decimal:
\[
125\% = \frac{125}{100} = 1.25
\]
Next, we multiply the number of students last year by 1.25:
\[
\text{Number of students this year} = 36 \times 1.25
\]
Calculating that:
\[
36 \times 1.25 = 45
\]
So, there are **45 students** in the marching band this year.
Last year, there were 36 students.
First, we convert 125% into a decimal:
\[
125\% = \frac{125}{100} = 1.25
\]
Next, we multiply the number of students last year by 1.25:
\[
\text{Number of students this year} = 36 \times 1.25
\]
Calculating that:
\[
36 \times 1.25 = 45
\]
So, there are **45 students** in the marching band this year.