Question

Modeling Percents

Model a desert community where 24% of the area is made up of parks.


To model this community,
of the 100 squares must have trees that represent parks.

Answer 1

To model a desert community where 24% of the area is made up of parks, you can use a grid of 100 squares. Each square can represent a certain area of the community.

To find out how many squares should represent parks, you can calculate:

\[
\text{Number of squares representing parks} = \text{Total squares} \times \text{Percentage of parks}
\]

Here, the total number of squares is 100, and the percentage of parks is 24% (written as a decimal, this is 0.24).

\[
\text{Number of squares representing parks} = 100 \times 0.24 = 24
\]

So, out of the 100 squares, **24 squares must have trees to represent parks**. You can fill 24 squares with trees or some other representation of parks, while the remaining 76 squares can represent other parts of the community.