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Mrs. Post bought a carton of eggs containing 24 eggs to use for cookies. When she got home 3 were broken. What percent of the eggs were broken?

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Answer: 12.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

3/24, or 1/8 of Mrs. Post’s eggs broke,

1/8 as a decimal is 0.125

0.125 as a percent is 12.5%

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Answer:

12.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Take the number of eggs that were broken over the total number of eggs

3/24

1/8

As a decimal

.125

Change to percent form

12.5%

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