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%