Question

Seventy weather balloons were sent up. Twenty-eight were found. What percent wer ound? 17​

Answer 1

Explanation:

let the percent of found balloons be x

given,

total number of balloons= 70

number of found balloons= 28

according to the question,

x% of 70= 28

x/100 × 70 = 28

x=40

hence 40% of the balloons were found