Question

there are 54 people at the party. 18 of them are wearing red, what percent of them are not wearing red

Answer 1

18 = number wearing red

54-18 = 36 not wearing red

36 out of 54 = 36/54

36/54 = 0.6666

0.6666 * 100 = 66.67%

Percent wearing red is 66.67%

Answer 2

There are 54 people at the party.

18 people are wearing red which means that 36 people are not wearing red

54 - 18 = 36

The fraction
`(36)/(54)` represents the 36 people at the party that are wearing no red. We can find what percent of the people at the party are not wearing red by turning
`(36)/(54)` into a percent.

`(36)/(54)` can be reduced to
`(2)/(3)` by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor of 36 and 54.

2 ÷ 3 = 0.667

0.667 × 100 = 66.67%

Therefore, 66.67% of the people at the party are not wearing red