In 2000 there were about 2,172,000 farms in the United States. Twenty -four thousand of the farms were in South Carolina. What percent of the farms were in South Carolina? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.
The amount of South Carolina Farms in the US is 24000/2172000 → 24 000 ÷ 2 172 000 = 0.1104972 → To convert into a percentage: 0.1104972 x 100 = 11.04972 → Round 11.04972 to 11 (nearest whole percent)
∴ The percentage of farms in South Carolina is 11%