Question

Rick went on a hike with his family in Big Bend National Park. During the hike, he saw 6 lizards, 1 scorpion, 2 foxes, 3 jackrabbits, 6 deer, and 2 snakes.

Rick has a pet snake, so he was most excited to see the snakes. What percent of the animals were snakes?

Answer 1

10 per cent of the animals were snakes in the given question.

What is the percentage?

The Percentage is defined as representing any number with respect to the 100. It is denoted by the sign %.

Given that:-

• During the hike, he saw 6 lizards, 1 scorpion, 2 foxes, 3 jackrabbits, 6 deer, and 2 snakes.
• What per cent of the animals were snakes.

The percentage will be calculated as:=

Snake percentage = ( 2 / 20 )  x  100 = 0.1 x 100 = 10 %

Therefore, 10 per cent of the animals were snakes in the given question.

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