Question

Suppose that, in 2006, Germany produced 13.239 million bikes. The total world production that year totaled 84 million bikes. What percent of the world's total production of bikes is contributed by Germany? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.​

Answer 1

15.8%

Explanation:

You want the percentage of world bike production represented by 13.239 million bikes out of a world production of 84 million bikes.

Percentage

A fraction is converted to a percentage by multiplying it by 100%.

13.239/84 × 100% ≈ 15.8%

Germany contributed about 15.8% of the world's bike production in 2006.