60
60
boys at a summer camp were asked to complete a survey about their favorite outdoor activity.
18
18
boys chose biking and 29
29
boys chose fishing.
The remaining boys did not complete the survey.

Which expression gives the percent of survey participants who chose fishing?

When we are using percentages, what we are really saying is that the percentage is a fraction of 100. "Percent" means per hundred, and so 50% is the same as saying 50/100 or 5/10 in fraction form.

So, since our denominator in 29/60 is 60, we could adjust the fraction to make the denominator 100. To do that, we divide 100 by the denominator:

100 ÷ 60 = 1.6666666666667

Once we have that, we can multiple both the numerator and denominator by this multiple:

29 x 1.6666666666667

60 x 1.6666666666667

=

48.333333333333

100

Now we can see that our fraction is 48.333333333333/100, which means that 29/60 as a percentage is 48.3333%.

60 60 boys at a summer camp were asked to complete a survey about their favorite outdoor activity. 18 18 boys chose biking and 29 29 boys chose fishing. The remaining boys did not complete the survey. Which expression gives the percent of survey participants who chose fishing?

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60
60
boys at a summer camp were asked to complete a survey about their favorite outdoor activity.
18
18
boys chose biking and 29
29
boys chose fishing.
The remaining boys did not complete the survey.

Which expression gives the percent of survey participants who chose fishing?