All of the 48 students in the fifth grade class at Parker Elementary School voted for the favorite of their two teachers. Of the 25 girls in the fifth grade, 11 voted for Mr. Ackerman. Of the 23 boys in the fifth grade, 7 voted for Ms. Husted.

Given:

Total number of student in fifth grade class = 48

Among 25 girls,

Mr. Ackerman got = 11 votes

Among 23 boys,

Mr. Husted got = 7 votes.

To find the given answers.

Now,

Number of girls who voted for Mr. Husted = (25-11) = 14

Number of boys who voted for Mr. Ackerman = (23-7) = 16

Completing the table we get,

                                       Boys                Girls            Total

Mr. Ackerman                 16                     11                  27

Mr. Husted                       7                       14                  21

Total                                 23                    25                   48

Again,

The percentage of girls in fifth grade who voted for Mr. Husted is = % = 56%.

Therefore,

a) Mr. Ackerman was voted favorite by the greater number of students of fifth grade class.

b) Mr. Ackerman was voted favorite by the greater number of boysin the fifth grade class.

c) 56% of the girls in fifth grade class voted for Mr. Husted as their favorite teacher.

answer:

1.14285714286

step-by-step explanation:

divide 40 into 35 and you will get your answer