8% of the 25 students in Leron’s 6th grade class wear glasses. How many students wear glasses?

Question

A tape diagram. 0 is 0 percent. 25 is 100 percent. Question mark is 8 percent.

How can you find 8% of 25?

First, convert 8% to the equivalent decimal
.
Next, multiply the decimal and the number by using the expression
.

2
students in Leron’s class wear glasses.
Use the friendly percent
to check the answer because it is close to 8%.

Answer 1

To find 8% of the 25 students in Leron's class, you can follow these steps:

1. Convert 8% to a decimal:
   \( 8% = \frac{8}{100} = 0.08 \)

2. Multiply the decimal by the total number of students:
   You can use the expression \( 0.08 \times 25 \).

   Now, calculate the multiplication: \[ 0.08 \times 25 = 2 \]

So, 2 students wear glasses in Leron's class.

To confirm the answer, you can use a friendly percent, such as 10%, as a benchmark:

• 10% of 25 is \( 25 \times 0.10 = 2.5 \).
• Since 8% is a bit less than 10%, it's reasonable that the value is slightly below 2.5, which aligns with our answer of 2 students.

Therefore, the final answer, verified by the friendly percent check, is that 2 students in Leron's class wear glasses.