Question

The students at Meg's school voted for a new school color. 224 students voted for green and the other 576 students voted for yellow. What percentage of the students voted for green?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

To find the percentage of students who voted for green, we can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of votes for green}}{\text{Total number of votes}} \right) \times 100
\]

First, we need to find the total number of students who voted:

\[
\text{Total votes} = \text{Votes for green} + \text{Votes for yellow} = 224 + 576 = 800
\]

Now, we can substitute the number of votes for green and the total number of votes into the percentage formula:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{224}{800} \right) \times 100
\]

Now we calculate \( \frac{224}{800} \):

\[
\frac{224}{800} = 0.28
\]

Next, we multiply by 100 to convert to a percentage:

\[
0.28 \times 100 = 28
\]

Therefore, the percentage of students who voted for green is:

\[
\boxed{28\%}
\]