Question

Pets Survey
Grade Pets No Pets
6th grade 19 14
7th grade 24 13
8th grade 23 26

What percent of the 7th graders have a pet? Round your answer to the nearest whole number percent.

Answer 1

To find the percentage of 7th graders who have a pet, we will use the formula:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of students with pets}}{\text{Total number of students}} \right) \times 100
\]

From the data given for 7th graders:
- Number of 7th graders with pets = 24
- Number of 7th graders without pets = 13

First, we need to calculate the total number of 7th graders:

\[
\text{Total number of 7th graders} = \text{Number with pets} + \text{Number without pets} = 24 + 13 = 37
\]

Now, we can calculate the percentage of 7th graders who have pets:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{24}{37} \right) \times 100
\]

Calculating the fraction:

\[
\frac{24}{37} \approx 0.64865
\]

Now we can calculate the percentage:

\[
0.64865 \times 100 \approx 64.865
\]

Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives:

\[
\approx 65
\]

Therefore, the percentage of 7th graders who have a pet is **65%**.