Question

Twenty-four out of the forty pies at a bake sale are coconuts pies. What

percent of the pies are coconut?

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

Total number of pies = 40

Number of coconut pies = 24

Percentage of coconut pies :

(Number of coconut pies / total number of pies) * 100%

(24 / 40) * 100%

0.6 * 100%

= 60%

60% of pies are coconut pies