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Percentages · Question 4 of 72

Question 4

EasyOriginal question

Of the 240 mangoes in a crate, 18 were found to be spoilt. What percentage of the mangoes were spoilt?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Percentage spoilt = 18240×100\frac{18}{240} \times 100.

  2. =1800240=7.5%= \frac{1800}{240} = 7.5\%.

Worth noting

0.75% comes from forgetting to multiply by 100 correctly; 18% treats the count as if it were already a percentage.

Concept
Expressing one number as a percentage of another
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