Question

In the U.S thirteen of twenty cans are recycled. What % of cans are recycled?

Answer 1

A percent is how many out of 100.

13/20 is how many out of 100?

You multiply the top and bottom by 5, as 5x20 is 100

13x5 is 65

Therefore, 65 out of every hundred cans, or 65%, are recycled