What percent is represented by the shaded portion on this 10 × 10 grid?

A grid model has 100 squares. 76 squares are shaded.
StartFraction 7.5 Over 100 EndFraction percent
StartFraction 75 Over 100 EndFraction percent
7.5%
75%

1 answer

To find the percent represented by the shaded portion on a 10 × 10 grid (which has a total of 100 squares), we can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Percent} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of shaded squares}}{\text{Total number of squares}} \right) \times 100 \]

Given that there are 76 shaded squares:

\[ \text{Percent} = \left( \frac{76}{100} \right) \times 100 \]

Simplifying this gives:

\[ \text{Percent} = 76 % \]

Neither of the provided options of \(7.5%\) or \(75%\) is correct. However, if we choose the closest percentage based on common errors in rounding or representation, \(75%\) would be the closest real-world approximate answer.

So, the final answer is:

75%.