SOLUTION: If I have 40 boxes and 25 are highlighted blue. What percentage of the 40 boxes are highlighted? Can you please show your work.

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Question 954764: If I have 40 boxes and 25 are highlighted blue. What percentage of the 40 boxes are highlighted? Can you please show your work.
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find percent we take the portion (25 highlighted) and divide by the total(40 boxes) and multiply by 100%.
25/40(100%)=62.5%