Question

What percent of each diagram is shaded below?

Answer 1

a. 3/10

b. 1/5

c. 1/4

Explanation:

a. 30/100 = 3/10

b. 20/100 = 1/5

c. 25/100 = 1/4

Answer 2

Explanation:

You are working with 1 large square made up of 100 little squares. The little squares make up 10 columns of 10 little squares each.

A

Shaded part = 30 squares.

Entire large square = 100 small squares

% = 30 / 100 * 100 = 30%

B

Shaded part = 20 horizontal squares.

Entire large square = 100 small squares

% = 20 / 100 * 100 = 20%

C

Shaded part = 5 by 5 little squares = 25 little squares

Entire large square = 100 small squares

% = 25 / 100 * 100 = 25%