Question

To celebrate the first day of school, Nathan brought in a tray of caramel brownies and walnut brownies. He brought 100 brownies in all. 4 of the brownies were caramel. What percentage of the brownies were caramel?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Out of 100 brownies ,4 were caramel.

Ratio of Caramel Brownies to Brownies: 4/100

If you further simplify it , 4/100 is the same thing as 1/25 , which can also be expressed as

Answer: 4% of the brownies were caramel