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there are 20 oranges in a box .if 5 oranges are rotten, calculate what percentage of the oranges are good need all calculations please ​

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Answer:

75% are good

Explanation:

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20 total oranges

5 are bad.

Subtract the bad from the total to find the number of good ones:

20-5 = 15

There are 15 good oranges out of 20 total.

Divide good by total then multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

15/20 = 0.75

0.75 x 100 = 75%

Answer: 75% are good

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