Question

If I have 24 peas growing a garden and 6 of them are white, what would the percentage be? What would 6 be in percent of 24

Answer 1

so 6/24 can be simplified to (1*6)/(4*6)
factor out the 6/6 and get 6/24=1/4
we percent means 'parts out of 100' so
1/4 of 100=25%