Question

A zoo has 60 penguins total. If the Emperor penguins make up 35% of all of the penguins at the zoo, how many Emperor penguins are at the zoo?

Answer 1

There are 21 emperor penguins at the zoo

Explanation:

The total number of penguins in the zoo
`= 60`

The percentage share of emperor penguin in the total population of penguin
`= 35` %

Number of emperor penguins at the zoo

`(35)/(100) * 60`

`0.35 * 60`

`= 21`

There are 21 emperor penguins at the zoo