The correct answer is 60%
Explanation:
A percentage represents a proportion of a total or 100% by using a number from 1 to 100. In this context, the first step is to count how many squares there are and how many were painted. This leads to the following results:
40 squares in total
24 painted squares
Knowing these two details it is possible to calculate the percentage. Follow this process:
- Write the values
40 squares = 100 % or total
24 squares = x (the value that needs to be found)
- Cross multiply to create an equation and solve this equation
40 x = 2400
x = 2400 ÷ 40
x = 60
The percentage that was painted was 60%
