Question

Vincenzo went apple picking. Of the 34 apples he picked, 4 turned out to be bad. How can Vincenzo calculate the percentage of apples that were bad? should he, divide 34 by 4 then divide by 100 then add a percent sign. or should he divide 4 by 34 then multiply by 100 then add a percent sign. Or divide 4 by 34, then divide by 100, and then add a percent sign. Or lastly, Divide 34 by 4 then multiply by 100, and then add a percent sign

Answer 1

To calculate the percentage of bad apples Vincenzo picked, he should divide the number of bad apples by the total number of apples and then multiply by 100.

Here's the correct method:

1. Divide the number of bad apples (4) by the total number of apples (34): \[ \frac{4}{34} \]

2. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage: \[ \left(\frac{4}{34}\right) \times 100 \]

3. Add a percent sign.

So the correct choice is: Divide 4 by 34, then multiply by 100, and then add a percent sign.

This will give you the percentage of the apples that were bad.