Question

What percent of this grid is unshaded?

Answer 1

Answer:

56%

Step-by-step explanation:

We have a grid with 10 columns and 10 rows making 100 equal sized squares, they tell us that 5 rows are unshaded. Therefore half is unshaded, like so:

5 rows = 50 squares

They also tell us that the sixth row has 6 squares unshaded, which means that in total they would be:

 50 + 6 = 56 squares

Knowing that the total is 100, the percentage would be:

56/100 = 0.56, that is, 56% are unshaded