Question

The square below represents one whole.
What percent is represented by the shaded area?
%

Answer 1

70%

Explanation:

7 out of 10 rectangles were filled so that's 7/10. 7/10 also equals 70/100. Therefore it's 70 out of 100 or 70%.

Answer 2

70%

Explanation:

Each blue line represents 10%. Since there are 7 blue lines, we just multiply 10% by 7 and we get 70%