Question

A store has 40 bags of potato

chips on the shelf. Of those
bags, 30 are cheddar flavored.
What percentage of the bags
of potato chips are not
cheddar-flavored?
Write your answer and
explain why it is correct.

Answer 1

The percentage of the bags of the potato chips that are not cheddar-flavored is 25%. This is because there are 10 bags that are not cheddar-flavored and this divided by 40 bags, which is the total bags of the potato chips multiply by 100% gives 25%

Explanation:

If there are 40 bags of potato chips and 30 are cheddar flavored, Then

40 - 30 = 10 bags are not cheddar flavored

Since the total bags is 40,

percentage potato chips that are not cheddar-flavored = 10/40 × 100%

= 25%