Question

Marnie conducted a survey of the cats in four shelters and wrote the following observations:

4 of the 18 cats in Shelter 1 were black
13 of the 24 cats in Shelter 2 were black
12 of the 20 cats in Shelter 3 were black
18 of the 25 cats in Shelter 4 were black

Based on the survey, which shelter had the greatest percentage of black cats?

Answer 1

Shelter 4 is the correct answer

Answer 2

1. 4/18 = 0.22
2. 13/24 = 0.54
3. 12/20 = 0.60
4. 18/25 = 0.72

Shelter 4 has the highest percentage of black cats with 72%