Question

There are 250 vehicle's at the dealership and 75 of them are SUV's. What percent of the vehicle's are SUV's?

Answer 1

There are 250 vehicles at the dealership. 75 of the vehicles at the dealership were SUV's.

We can find out the percent of SUV's by turning it into a fraction. $\frac{75}{250}$ represents the number of SUV's out of all the cars at the dealership. We can reduce $\frac{75}{200}$ to $\frac{3}{10}$ by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor of 75 and 250 using 25.

3 ÷ 10 ≈ 0.3

0.3 × 100 ≈ 30%

Therefore, 30% of the vehicles at the dealership were SUV's.

Answer 2

So,

To find the percent of SUV's out of the total number of cars, simply divide the number of SUV's by the total number of cars and simplify.

$\frac{75}{250} = \frac{3*5*5}{2*5*5*5}=\frac{3}{2*5}=\frac{3}{10}$

This equals 0.3.

Now, convert 0.3 to a percent by moving the decimal point two places to the right and adding a percent sign.

0.3 --> 30%

30% of the cars at the dealership were SUV's.