Question

Maggie keeps track of daily bird sightings. The table shows the number and types of swans that were seen in one day.

Types of swans:
Mute swans 5
Trumpeter swans 34
Tundra swans 2


Maggie incorrectly says that the percent of mute
swans is equivalent to 5
36. Explain her likely error.


What percent of the swans were mute swans? Round to the nearest
whole percent.

Answer 1

8%

Explanation:

First, add the total of all the swans together

5+34+2=41

Next, take the total and divide it by the number of mute swans there are

41÷5=8.2

Finally round 8.2 to the nearest whole percent

8.2=8

The answer is 8%

Answer 2

first we need to add all of the swans together, then from there you take the amount of mute swans and divide it by the sum of all the swans! finally, multiply by 100 to convert into a percent and round it to 12.2%

Explanation: