42 of the 150 employees at Carlos car repair wear contact lenses. What percent of the employees wear contact lenses?

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luana luana · Answer 1 · 2014-12-16T05:32:54-05:00

[tex]make\ fraction\ nd\ multiply\ by\ 100\%\\\\ \frac{42}{150}*100\%=\frac{4200}{150}\%=28\%\\\\ 28\%\ wear\ contact\ lenses.[/tex]

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JackelineCasarez JackelineCasarez · Answer 2 · 2019-02-02T14:08:44-05:00

Answer:

28% of the employees wear contact lenses .

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula

[tex]Percentage = \frac{Part\ value\times 100}{Total\ value}[/tex]

As given

42 of the 150 employees at Carlos car repair wear contact lenses.

Part value = 42

Total value = 150

Putting all the values in the formula

[tex]Percentage = \frac{42\times 100}{150}[/tex]

[tex]Percentage = \frac{4200}{150}[/tex]

= 28%

Therefore the 28% of the employees wear contact lenses .