Answer :
15 = x% from 200
15 = * 200
15 = 2x / ÷ 2 (both sides)
x = 7.5 [percent]
15 = * 200
15 = 2x / ÷ 2 (both sides)
x = 7.5 [percent]
Of the 200 packages of bagels sold, 15 of them are sesame seed bagels. What percent of the bagel packages sold are sesame seed bagels?
The fraction [tex]\frac{15}{200}[/tex] represents the number of sesame seed bagel packages out of all the packages.
To find out what percent are sesame seed bagel packages, we can turn the fraction [tex]\frac{15}{200}[/tex] into a percent.
We can first reduce the fraction [tex]\frac{15}{200}[/tex] by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the Greatest Common Factor of 15 and 200 using 5.
15 ÷ 5 = 3
200 ÷ 5 = 40
3 ÷ 40 = 0.075
0.075 × 100 = 7.5%
Therefore, 7.5% of the bagel packages sold were sesame seed bagels.