Select the letter of the correct answer. Dr. Ochoa has schools named after her. Suppose one of these schools has 240 students. If 20% of the students want to be astronauts like Dr. Ochoa, how many students hope to become astronauts? A 48 students B 50 students C 52 students D 46 students



Answer :

Given data:

The total numbers of students are T=240.

The percentage of students who want to be astronauts is A=20%.

The nnumber of students who wants to be astronauts are,

S=240x20%

=240(0.20)

=48

Thus, 48 students want to be astronauts so, A) option is correct.