SOLUTION: IN a shipment of 40 stoves, 2 are defective. What percentage is defective?
This seems like a simple question. I already know the answer is 5%. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROC
Question 940899: IN a shipment of 40 stoves, 2 are defective. What percentage is defective?
This seems like a simple question. I already know the answer is 5%. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROCESS IT TAKES TO GET THIS ANSWER. I know how to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to percentages but, I have no CLUE the process it takes to get this answer of 5% or 1/20 or 00.5. I already asked 3 librarians and no one seems to know the PROCESS. PLEASE HELP!! Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, macston:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! IN a shipment of 40 stoves, 2 are defective. What percentage is defective?.
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2/40 = 1/20 = 0.05
% is per 100
0.05*100 = 5%
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To figure the percent divide the portion you have (2) by the total number (40)
and multiply by 100% So:
(portion/total) x 100%=percentage
(2/40) x 100=percentage
0.05 x 100=5%
We are actually finding 1/100 (1%) of the whole and dividing our part to how many 1%s are in it: is equivalent to
But the second is easier to use
