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Alex buys 24 apples from the supermarket. When he gets home, he finds that 6 apples are bad. What percentage of the apples are bad? Round your answer to the nearest number. whats the correct formula for it?

User Desertech
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Answer:

25%

Explanation:

Since there are 24 apples, and 6 are bad, to find the percentage of the bad apples, you do bad apples/total apples

6/24=.25

0.25 is 25%

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