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Of the 200 packages of bagels sold 15 of them are sesame seed bagels what percent of the bagel packages sold are sesame seed bagels

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15 = x% from 200
15 = * 200
15 = 2x / ÷ 2 (both sides)
x = 7.5 [percent]
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Of the 200 packages of bagels sold, 15 of them are sesame seed bagels. What percent of the bagel packages sold are sesame seed bagels?

The fraction
(15)/(200) represents the number of sesame seed bagel packages out of all the packages.

To find out what percent are sesame seed bagel packages, we can turn the fraction
(15)/(200) into a percent.

We can first reduce the fraction
(15)/(200) by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the Greatest Common Factor of 15 and 200 using 5.

15 ÷ 5 = 3

200 ÷ 5 = 40

3 ÷ 40 = 0.075

0.075 × 100 = 7.5%

Therefore, 7.5% of the bagel packages sold were sesame seed bagels.

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