Question

There are 42 males and 67 females participating in a marathon. What percent of the participants are male?

Answer 1

38% of participants are males.
Add 42 and 67 to get 109. Then do 42/109 to get an answer of .385, which can translate to 38%.

Answer 2

45,78%

Explanation:

42 + 67 = 109

109 x 42 / 100 = 45,78 %