SOLUTION: If i have 45 children and 9 have red shirts,1 has a brown shirt, 1 has blue, 17 has green and 17 has orange what are the percentages?

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Question 991096: If i have 45 children and 9 have red shirts,1 has a brown shirt, 1 has blue, 17 has green and 17 has orange what are the percentages?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If i have 45 children and 9 have red shirts,1 has a brown shirt, 1 has blue, 17 has green and 17 has orange what are the percentages?
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Divide 9,1 and 17 by 45 to find each of the percentages.
Example
9/45 = 1/5 = 0.20 = 20%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have:
+9%2F45=+.2+
+.2%2A100+=+20+
20%
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+1%2F45+=+.02222+
+.02222%2A100+=+2.222+
2.222%
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2.222% again
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+17%2F45+=+.37777+
+.37777%2A100+=+37.777+
37.777%
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37.777% again
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check:
+20+%2B+2.222+%2B+2.222+%2B+37.777+%2B+37.777+=+99.998+
error due to rounding off
OK