Question

I organized an ocean clean up and we collected a total of 25 pounds of garbage .16 pounds of plastic what percent of the garbage are plastic

Answer 1

Total number of pounds of garbage = 25 pounds.

Total number of plastic in 25 pounds of garbage = 16 pounds.

We need to find the percentage of plastic contain in total number of pounds of garbage.

In order to find the percentage of the 16 pounds of plastic in 25 pounds of garbage, we need to divide 16 by 25 and then finally multiply by 100.

$\frac{16}{25} \times 100$

On dividing 16 by 25 we get 0.64.

Now, we need to multiply 0.64 by 100, we get 64.

Therefore, 64 % of the garbage are plastic.