Question

At Wayside High School, 600 boys were asked to

name their favorite food. The results showed that
24 of the boys named pizza as their favorite food.
What percentage of the boys in the survey named
pizza as their favorite food?

Answer 1

4%

Explanation:

Percentage = Number of boys who named pizza
`/` Total number of boys
`* 100`

Percentage =
`(24)/(600) *100=0.04*100=4`

Thus, 4% of the boys named pizza as their favourite food.