Exploring Modeling Percents

Question

Model a desert community where 48% of the area is covered with houses.

Place houses on
of the 100 squares to
represent
or 48% houses.

Answer 1

To model a desert community where 48% of the area is covered with houses, we can visualize the area as a grid of 100 squares. To represent 48% covered with houses, we need to place houses on 48 out of those 100 squares.

Here's how you can visualize it:

1. Create a 10x10 grid: This gives you a total of 100 squares.
2. Fill 48 squares: You can choose any 48 squares to represent houses.

Here's a simple representation (H = house, . = empty square):

H H H H H . . H H H
H H . . H . H . .
H H H H H H H H .
. . . . H . . . H
H H . . . . H . H
H H . . H . H H H
H . . H H H . . H
H H H . . . . H H
. . H . . H . . .
H . H H . . . H H

This is just one way to arrange the houses within a 10x10 grid. The key is that 48 out of the 100 squares must be filled with houses to represent 48%. You can choose different patterns or arrangements for the houses as long as the total adds up to 48 squares filled with "H".

Feel free to adjust the arrangement as per your preference!