Question

In hopes of encouraging healthier snacks at school, Leah brought in a tray of carrot sticks

and apple slices to share. She brought 18 carrot sticks and 27 apple slices. What percentage
of the snacks were carrot sticks?

Answer 1

40 % of the snacks were carrot sticks.

Explanation:

Total number of carrot sticks in lunch = 18

Total number of apple slices in lunch = 27

So, Total Snacks in the Lunch = Carrot Sticks + Apple Slices

= 18 + 27 = 45

Now,
`\textrm{Percentage of Carrot Sticks}  = \frac{\textrm{The number of Carrot sticks in lunch}}{\textrm{Total snacks in the lunch}}  * 100`

=
`(18)/(45)  *100 = 40`

⇒Percentage of Carrot Sticks = 40%

Hence, 40 % of the snacks were carrot sticks.