Calculate Student Height Percentages: Finding Statistics in a School of 160 Students

Silvana checks approximately what percentage of students in her school are shorter than her.

There are 32 students in Silvana's class. There are a total of 5 equally sized classes in the school and 40 students in the school are taller than her.

What is the answer to Silvana's question?

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Calculate the total number of students in the school.
• Step 2: Calculate the percentage of students who are taller than Silvana.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Silvana's school has 5 classes, each with 32 students. To find the total number of students, we multiply the number of classes by the number of students per class:
$5 \times 32 = 160 \text{ students}$.

Step 2: We know 40 students are taller than Silvana. We use the percentage formula to find the percentage of students taller than Silvana:
$\frac{40}{160} \times 100\% = 25\%$.

Therefore, the answer to Silvana's question is 25%.