Question

I organized an ocean cleanup and we collected a total of 25 pounds of garbage. 16 pounds of that garbage consisted of plastic. what percentage of the garbage wasplastic

Answer 1

Given -

Total garbage collected = 25 pound

The garbage consist of the garbage are 16 pound.

Find out the percentage of garbage was plastic.

To proof

FORMULA

Percentage of x = $\\\frac{x}{total}\times 100$

% of plastic garbage = $\\\frac{16}{64}\times 100$

                                  =64%

The percentage of a garbage was plastic is 64 %.

Hence proved