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

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Mathematics

Timothy Hurst

26 September, 08:13

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

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Quinten Tucker · Answer 1

Quinten Tucker 26 September, 09:09

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The answer would be 41%

Olive · Answer 2

To find a % you want to divide the # of new members, by the total # of members.

14/34 = 0.41

Since this gave you a decimal, multiplying by 100 will give you a %!

0.41 x 100 = 41%

This means that 41% of the club is new members!