Question

Andrew bought 16 pears. he ate 4 pears. what percentage of the pears did andrew eat?

Answer 1

he had 25 percent of the pears

Answer 2

Answer: The required percentage of pears that Andrew ate is 25%.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that Andrew bought 16 pears. he ate 4 pears.

We are to find the percentage of pears that Andrew ate.

The percentage of pears that Andrew ate is given by

`p\\\\\\=\frac{\textup{number of pears that Andrew ate}}{\textup{number of pears that Andrew bought}}*100\%\\\\\\=(4)/(16)*100\%\\\\\\=(100)/(4)\%\\\\=25\%.`

Thus, the required percentage of pears that Andrew ate is 25%.