A fruit bowl has 5 apples, 8 oranges, and 7 bananas. What percentage are apples?
Answer
25 percent
How to solve it
1
Total fruit: 5 + 8 + 7 = 20
2
Apples: 5
3
Percentage: (5 ÷ 20) × 100 = 25%
Hints
Count total pieces of fruit
How many are apples?
Divide apples by total, multiply by 100