Question

The school's math team has 14 new members this year, which makes a total of 34. The number of new members represents about what percent of the total membership?

Answer 1

To find the percentage of new members as part of the total membership of the math team, we can use the formula for percentage:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100
\]

In this case:

- The "Part" is the number of new members, which is 14.
- The "Whole" is the total membership, which is 34.

Now, substituting these values into the formula:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{14}{34} \right) \times 100
\]

Calculating the fraction:

\[
\frac{14}{34} = \frac{7}{17}
\]

Next, we convert this to a percentage:

\[
\frac{7}{17} \approx 0.41176
\]

Now multiplying by 100 to get the percentage:

\[
0.41176 \times 100 \approx 41.176
\]

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get approximately:

\[
41\%
\]

Thus, the number of new members represents about **41%** of the total membership.