Question

The square below represents one whole.
What percent is represented by the shaded area?

Answer 1

• 0.85.

Explanation:

We know that:

• this grid is 1 whole.

We don't know:

• how much is shaded in.

Let's count up by tenths:

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8

It suddenly stops at 0.8.

Let's count up by hundredths:

• 0.81
• 0.82
• 0.83
• 0.84
• 0.85

It stops at 0.85.

0.85 is your answer.