Question

A basket contains 12 apples. nine of the apples have worm holes. what percentage of the apples have worm holes?. (give your answer as a percentage​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Percentage

=9/12 × 100

= 3/4 × 100

= 75%

Answer 2

75% of apples have worm holes

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total number of apples=12 apples

Number of apples with worm holes= 9 apples

To find:

Percentage of the apples have worm holes=?

Solution:

$Percentage of the apples have worm holes=\frac{\text{number of apples that have worm holes}}{\text{Total number of apples}}\times 100$

Substituting the values

$Percentage of the apples have worm holes=\frac{3}{4}\times 100$

$Percentage of the apples have worm holes=0.75\times 100$

Percentage of the apples have worm holes=75%