Landry took a survey of all the sixth-grade students at Irvine Park Middle School and discovered that 35% of sixth-graders play sports.

What fraction of sixth-graders play sports?

Responses
A) 7/20
B) 35/50
C) 3/5
D) 7/8
answer correctly

1 answer

The correct answer is A) 7/20.

To convert a percentage to a fraction, you need to divide the percentage by 100.

In this case, 35% is equal to 35/100, which can be simplified to 7/20.