Question

Over 2004 there were 220 fatal accidents in the Construction

Industry.
55 of them were on building sites.
What percentage of the total fatal accidents was on building
sites?

Answer 1

25%

Explanation:

you want to figure out how many % are 55 of 220.
To get this, you do:
percentage = (55 * 100) / 220 = 25
-> so 55 are 25% of 220. 25% of the total fatal accidents were on building sites.