Question

Marnie conducted a survey of the cats in four shelters and wrote the following observations:

4 of the 18 cats in Shelter 1 were black
13 of the 24 cats in Shelter 2 were black
12 of the 20 cats in Shelter 3 were black
18 of the 25 cats in Shelter 4 were black

Based on the survey, which shelter had the greatest percentage of black cats?

Shelter 1
Shelter 2
Shelter 3
Shelter 4

Answer 1

Shelter 1 = 22.22% black cats

Shelter 2 = 51.17% black cats

Shelter 3 = 60% black cats

Shelter 4 = 72% black cats

Shelter 4 has the greatest percentage of black cats

I found the percentages by dividing the first number by the second number (4 divided by 18, etc.) Then moving the decimal point 2 places to the right to create a percent.