The supermarket has 50 aisles. 8 of the aisles are empty. What percentage of the aisles are empty?

Question

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

To find the percentage of aisles that are empty, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of empty aisles}}{\text{Total number of aisles}} \right) \times 100 \]

In this case, the number of empty aisles is 8, and the total number of aisles is 50.

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{8}{50} \right) \times 100 \]

Calculating this:

\[ \text{Percentage} = 0.16 \times 100 = 16 \]

So, 16% of the aisles are empty.

The final answer is:

16%