Question

1. The student government snack shop sold 32 items this week.

For each snack-type, what percentage of all snacks sold were of that type?

snack-type
number of items
fruit cup: 8
veggie sticks: 6
chips: 14
water: 4
percentage sold: ?

Answer 1

%25 fruit cup

%18.75 veggie sticks

%43.75 chips

%12.5 water

25+18.75+43.75+12.5=100

%100 of snacks were sold.

Explanation:

8/32=.25

6/32=0.1875

14/32=0.4375

4/32=0.125

Answer 2

fruit cup:8/32=

1/4=

25percent

veggie sticks:6/32=

3/16=

18.75percent

chips:14/32=

7/16=

43.75percent

water:4/32=

1/8=

12.5percent