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What percent is represented by the shaded area? ( sorry if the picture is sideways)​

What percent is represented by the shaded area? ( sorry if the picture is sideways-example-1
User Orazio
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Answer:

40%.

Explanation:

2 out of 5 rectangles are shaded.

As a percentage that is 2/5 * 100 = 40%.

User Anatoly Bugakov
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Answer:

40%

Explanation:

2 out of 5 of the rectangles are shaded. With a ratio of 2/5 this represented as a percent is 40%

User Sukhhhh
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