Question

there are 15 pieces of fruit in a bowl and 6 of them are oranges.what is the percenage of fruits are in oranges

Answer 1

Hi there!

We can find the percentage by expressing the amount of oranges to total fruits as a fraction:

$\text{ oranges to total fruit} = \frac{\text{x Oranges}}{\text{ y total pieces of fruit}}$

Plug in the given values:

$\text{ oranges : total fruit} = \frac{\text{6}}{\text{15}} = 0.4$

Convert to a percentage by multiplying by 100:

0.4 × 100 = 40%.

$\boxed{\text{40\% of total pieces of fruit are oranges}}$