Question

Mr. Potts, the college Pastry Chef, baked three apple pies, two blueberry pies, five cherry pies, and six key lime pies for the student fundraiser. What percent of the pies were apple, round to one decimal place?

Answer 1

Answer: 18.8%

Step-by-step explanation:

   $\dfrac{\text{quantity of APPLE pies}}{\text{quantity ot TOTAL pies}}$

$=\dfrac{3}{3+2+5+6}$

$=\dfrac{3}{16}$

= 0.1875

= 18.75%

≈ 18.8%   rounded to one decimal place