Question

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Fifteen unit squares are arranged in a 5 by 3 rectangle as shown. What percent of the largest rectangle is shaded gray?


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Answer 1

Answer:

40%

Step-by-step explanation:

There's a total of 15 squares.

So the percentage that is gray would be $\frac{6-gray-squares}{15-total-squares}$ which simplifies to $\frac{2}{5}$ in fraction form or 40%