Question

A garden contains 20 different species of plants. Five of these plants are ferns. What percent of the garden is made up if ferns?

Answer 1

Answer:

25%

Step-by-step explanation:

A garden contains 20 different species of plants. Five of these plants are ferns.

Total number of species = 20

In that 20 species , 5 are ferns

WE need to find out how much percentage of 20 is 5

LEts make an equation. x be the percentage

x% of 20 is 5

$\frac{x}{100} \cdot 20 = 5$

$\frac{x}{5}= 5$

Now multiply both sides by 5

x= 25

So 25% of 20 species plans is equal to 5 ferns

Answer 2

5 out of 20 plants can be written as 5/20.  

A percentage is just a fraction with the denominator being 100.  
100 / 20 = 5. 
5 X 5 = 25
25/100

25% of the garden is made up of ferns