Question

In one particular suburb, there are 5 families that own a boxer. If there are a total of

Answer 1

Answer:

60%

Step-by-step explanation:

Explanation:

To get percentages, take the part of a population that is being specified and divided that by the whole population and multiply that value by  

100

%

.

So there are  

30

people that own boxers, this is the specific population that is being compared to the whole dog-owning population, which is comprised of  

50

total families. So

30

50

can be reduced to  

3

5

and that gives us  

.6

When that value is multiplied by  

100

%

, it gives us our percentage of

.6

⋅

100

%

=

60