Question: Troy made 5 out of 7 jumps on his dirt bike. What percentage of jumps did he make?
Answer:
Note that, the 7 jumps are 100 percent of the jumps. Therefore, we make a rule of three, that is:
that is equivalent to say the following equation:
percentage of jumps = (5x 100%) ÷ 7 = 500% ÷ 7 = 71.42 = 71,3
that is, approximately 71 %