Question

There are 60 people at the subway station 12 of them jumped the

turnstile. What percentage of people jumped the turnstile? What
percentage of people paid?​​

Answer 1

20% of people jumped the turnstile, 80% of people paid

Explanation:

Percentage is a ratio of one part to another part which it is a member of.

In this scenario, we are given that 12 out of 60 people did not pay as they jumped the turnstile; to calculate this as a percentage, we can simply divide 12 by 60 to find the decimal value of 0.2; when 0.2 is converted to a value out of 100, we find that it gives us 20% (0.2/1=x/100, x=0.2*100, x=20)

Assuming everyone else pays, and by taking the complementary members of the total group, we find that 80% of people will have paid.