Question

A paper cup is tossed 50 times. It lands right side up 11 times, upside down 14 times, and on its side 25 times. What percent of time did it land on it's side?

Answer 1

The cup was tossed 50 times

This is the 100% of times it was tossed.

It landed 11 times right side up

14 times upside down

25 times on its side

To calculate the percentage that the times it landed on its side represent, you can use cross multiplication

50 times ____ 100%

25 time _____ x%

`\begin{gathered} (100)/(50)=(x)/(25) \\ x=((100)/(50))25 \\ x=50 \end{gathered}`

50% of the times the cup landed on its side