Question

5. In one game, the final score was Falcons 3, Hawks 1. What fraction and

percent of the total goals did the Falcons score? Show your work in the space
below. Remember to check your solution.

Answer 1

3/4 or 75%

Explanation:

Falcons scored 3 and Hawks scored 1, so in total 4 points were scored during the game. Falcons scored 3 out of 4 points, so they scored 3/4 of the points scored in the game.

To convert 3/4 to percentage, divide 3 by 4, multiply the quotient (result after division calculation) by 100, and add % sign after the number.

3/4 = 0.75

Therefore 3/4 is equivalent to 75%.

Answer 2

`(3)/(4)`

`75\%`

Explanation:

From the information given from the question, we can deduce:

Total goals scored by both teams = 3 + 1 = 4

Fraction of Goals Scored by Falcons =

`(goals \: scored \: by \: falcons)/(total \: goals \: scored \: by \: both \: teams) \\ = (3)/(4)`

To get the percentage, we have to make sure the denominator is 100.

`(3)/(4) \\ = (3 * 25)/(4 * 25) \\ = (75)/(100) \\ = 75\%`