Question

42 of the 150 employees at Carlos car repair wear contact lenses. What percent of the employees wear contact lenses?

Answer 1

`make\ fraction\ nd\ multiply\ by\ 100\%\\\\ (42)/(150)*100\%=(4200)/(150)\%=28\%\\\\ 28\%\ wear\ contact\ lenses.`

Answer 2

28% of the employees wear contact lenses .

Explanation:

Formula

`Percentage = (Part\ value* 100)/(Total\ value)`

As given

42 of the 150 employees at Carlos car repair wear contact lenses.

Part value = 42

Total value = 150

Putting all the values in the formula

`Percentage = (42* 100)/(150)`

`Percentage = (4200)/(150)`

= 28%

Therefore the 28% of the employees wear contact lenses .