SOLUTION: In a car park there are 35 white cars and 105 other colour cars. What percentage of the cars are white?

SOLUTION: In a car park there are 35 white cars and 105 other colour cars. What percentage of the cars are white?

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Question 998388: In a car park there are 35 white cars and 105 other colour cars. What percentage of the cars are white?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
total number of cars is 35 + 105 = 140.
ratio of white cars to total cars is 35 / 140 = .25
.25 * 100% = 25%
25% of the cars are white.

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