Question

A honeybee colony that contains 50,000 bees in late fall

may have only 10,000 bees at the end of winter. What
percent of the bees live through the winter season?
a. 5%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 50%

Answer 1

Given:

Number of bees in late fall = 50,000 bees

Number of bees after winter = 10,000 bees

To find:

Percent of bees that live through winter

Steps:

To find the percent of bees that live through winter,

percent of bees that live through winter =
`(Number 'of' bees' after' winter)/(Number 'of' bees' in' late 'fall)*100`

=
`(10,000)/(50,000)*100`

=
`(1)/(5)*100` (the zeros get canceled out)

=
`(100)/(5)`

= 20%

Therefore only b) 20% of bees survive through winter.

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Answer 2

The answer is B. 20%

Explanation:

50,000×0.20= 10,000

10,000÷50,000= 0.20

0.2= 20%