What percentage is illustrated?

Percent means parts out of 100.

Learn with an example

📍 What percentage of the shape is orange?

This shape has 10 sections. 4 of the sections are orange.

Write 4 out of 10 as a fraction with 100 as the denominator.

4/10 = 4 x 10 / 10 x 10 = 40 / 100

Write 40 out of 100 as a percentage:

40%

📍 What percentage of the shape is orange?

This shape has 100 sections. 93 of the sections are orange.

Write 93 out of 100 as a percentage:

93%

📍 What percentage of the shape is pink?

This shape has 10 sections. 6 of the sections are pink.

Write 6 out of 10 as a fraction with 100 as the denominator.

6/10 = 6 x 10 / 10 x 10 = 60/100

Write 60 out of 100 as a percentage:

60%

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