Question

After renovations on Kim's bedroom, only 60 percent of one wall is left without any décor. What percent of the wall was decorated? Explain how you know.

a) 40%
b) 60%
c) 100%
d) 20%

Answer 1

After renovations, given that 60 percent of the wall is without décor, the percent of the wall that has been decorated is 40 percent. This is calculated by subtracting the un-decorated percentage (60%) from the total wall space (100%).

Step-by-step explanation:

If 60 percent of Kim's bedroom wall is left without any décor after renovations, it implies that the remaining portion of the wall has been decorated. Since the total percentage of any whole is 100 percent, we subtract the un-decorated percentage from the total to calculate the decorated percentage.

To find out what percent of the wall was decorated, we use the following calculation:

• Total percent = 100%
• Percent without décor = 60%
• Percent decorated = Total percent - Percent without décor
• Percent decorated = 100% - 60%
• Percent decorated = 40%

Therefore, the percent of the wall that was decorated is 40%.