Question

Andrew bought 16 pears. he ate 4 pears. what percentage of the pears did andrew eat?

Answer 1

he had 25 percent of the pears
                                

Answer 2

Answer:  The required percentage of pears that Andrew ate is 25%.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Andrew bought 16 pears. he ate 4 pears.

We are to find the percentage of pears that Andrew ate.

The percentage of pears that Andrew ate is given by

$p\\\\\\=\dfrac{\textup{number of pears that Andrew ate}}{\textup{number of pears that Andrew bought}}\times100\%\\\\\\=\dfrac{4}{16}\times100\%\\\\\\=\dfrac{100}{4}\%\\\\=25\%.$

Thus, the required percentage of pears that Andrew ate is 25%.