Question

At a Christmas party,40 people wore a grinch or elf costume. If there were 50 people at the party and 10 were dressed as the grinch, what percent were wearing an elf costume ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Percent [wearing elf costume] = 60%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total number of people = 50

Grinch or elf costume = 40

Grinch costume = 10

Find:

Percent [wearing elf costume]

Computation:

Percent [wearing elf costume] = [Grinch or elf costume - Grinch costume] / Total number of people

Percent [wearing elf costume] = [40-10] / 50

Percent [wearing elf costume] = [30] / 50

Percent [wearing elf costume] = 60%