Question

The water slides have 38 temporary employees and 57 permanent employees. What percentage of the employees at the water slides are temporary?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

The answer is 40 percent

Answer 2

40%

Explanation:

In order to get a percent, we need to divide the total amount of temporary employees by the total number of employees which includes temporary and permanent employees, then multiply by 100% to tell us how many out of 100 are temporary

Total employees = 38 + 57 = 95

The percent of temporary employees is (38/95)(100%) = 0.4(100%) = 40%