Question

Write a ratio, in the simplest form and a percent for the shaded area (there's a 5x4 box and 6 cubes are shaded)

Answer 1

`\%Percent = 30 \%`

Explanation:

Given

`Shaded = 6\ cubes`

`Box = 5\ x\ 4`

Required

Determine the percentage of the shaded cubes

First, we calculate the number of boxes:

`Box = 5\ x\ 4`

Express as multiplication

`Box = 5\ *\ 4`

`Box = 20`

This implies that there are 20 cubes in the box.

The percentage of the shaded cubes is:

`\%Percent = (Shaded)/(Box) * 100\%`

`\%Percent = (6)/(20) * 100\%`

`\%Percent = (6* 100)/(20) \%`

`\%Percent = (600)/(20) \%`

`\%Percent = 30 \%`

30% were shaded