Question

Read the "Fractions, Decimals & Percents" lesson. Then answer each of the following questions to practice converting between fractions, decimals and percents.Question #2) There are 12 boys on the basketball team. 4 of them scored more than 10 points in the last basketball game. What percent of boys on the team scored more than 10 points?

Answer 1

Given:

A total of 12 boys on a basketball team.

Out of 12 boys, 4 of them scored more than 10 points.

We can also write it in fraction form as 4/12.

Asked: What percent of boys on the team scored more than 10 points?

Solution:

First, we need to reduce the given fraction to the lowest term by dividing both numerator and denominator by 4.

(4/12)/(4/4) = 1/3

Next, we should multiply the reduced fraction by 100 to get the percentage.

1/3 * 100 = 100/3 = 33.333%

ANSWER: 33.333% of the boys on the team scored more than 10 points.