Question

75 out of 300 oranges in a basket are bad. what percent age of the oranges are (a) bad (b)good

Answer 1

a) 25% are bad

b) 75% are good

Explanation:

We know that there are 300 oranges total and that 75 are bad. That means that the rest are good (implied).

300 - 75 = 225 good oranges.

So to find the percentage we have to take the selected amount divided by the total amount.

Bad Apples: Good Apples:

75 / 300 = 0.25 225/300 = 0.75

However, that's a decimal or a number out of 1, we need a percent or a number out of 100. So we have to multiply both numbers by 100.

Bad Apples = 25%

Good Apples = 75%