Question

In the United States, 13 out of every 20 cans are recycled.
What percent of cans are recycled?

Answer 1

`(13)/(20) * 100\%= 13 * (100)/(20) \% = 13 * 5\%=65\%`

65% of cans are recycled.

Answer 2

ANSWER

The percentage of cans that are recycled is


`65\%`



Step-by-step explanation


The number number of cans that are recycled is

`13`

The total number of cans is

`20`

The percentage of cans that are recycled is


`= (number \: of \: cans \: recycled)/(total \: number \: of \: cans) * 100\%`




`= (13)/(20) * 100\%`


We simplify to obtain,


`= (13)/(1) * 5\%`

This will give us,


`= 65\%`