Question

Twenty-four out of forty pies at a Bake Sale Are cocount pies. What percent of the pies is cocount? A. 24% B. 40% C. 60% D. 75%

Answer 1

To find the percentage of pies that are coconut

We will simply write

$\text{percentage of cocunut pies = }\frac{24}{40}\text{ }\times\text{ 100 }$

= 2400/40 %

=60%

Therefore 60% of the pies are cocunut