Question

Last night, the two dinner specials at Luther's favorite restaurant were salmon filet and steak. The restaurant served 20 salmon fillets and 60 steaks. What percentage of the specials served were salmon fillets?

Answer 1

25% of the specials served were salmon fillets.

Explanation:

20 salmon fillets

60 steaks

Add the two to find the total amount served that day.

80 specials is the total.

We will use 80 specials as 100% of the dishes total served that day.

To find the total percentage of salmon fillets served that day you divide 20 by 80 to get 0.25, 25%.

Checking

To find the total percentage of steaks served that day you divide 60 by 80 to get 0.75, 75%.

75%+25%=100%

The answer is correct.

Answer 2

The answer is 25%

Explanation:

Add 60 and 20 to find the total amount of specials served

20 is one fourth of 80 so divide 100 by 4

you get an answer of 25%