Question

I organized an ocean cleanup and we collected a total of 25 pounds of garbage. 16 pounds of that garbage consisted of plastic. what percentage of the garbage wasplastic

Answer 1

Given -

Total garbage collected = 25 pound

The garbage consist of the garbage are 16 pound.

Find out the percentage of garbage was plastic.

To proof

FORMULA

Percentage of x =
`\\(x)/(total)* 100`

% of plastic garbage =
`\\(16)/(64)* 100`

=64%

The percentage of a garbage was plastic is 64 %.

Hence proved