Question

The favorite fruits of grade 5 and grade 6 students are given below. The total number of students in each grade is 40.



Find how many more students in grade 5 like berries than in grade 4.

• A. 6
• B. 7
• C. 8
• D. 10

Answer 1

The correct option is A 6

In grade 4:
15% of the students like berries.

Total number of students = 40

So, number of students who like berries
$=\frac{15}{100}\times 40=6$

In grade 5:
30% of the students like berries.

Total number of students = 40

So, number of students who like berries
$=\frac{30}{100}\times 40=12$

∴ Difference of the number of students of grades 4 and 5 who like berries = 12 – 6 = 6

Hence, as compared to grade 4, there are 6 more students who like berries in grade 5.