SOLUTION: A farmer counts this flock of chickens. He has five red chickens,17 white chickens, three black chickens, and one spotted chicken in his flock. What is the percentage of white chic

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Question 207199: A farmer counts this flock of chickens. He has five red chickens,17 white chickens, three black chickens, and one spotted chicken in his flock. What is the percentage of white chickens in the flock?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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total number of chickens is 26
number of white chickens is 17
divide 17 by 26
17/26=.654 or 65.4%