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Ben has a bag of cashews and peanuts The ratio of cashews to the total number of nuts in the bag is 16 to 50 What percent of the nuts are peanuts?
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If the ratio of cashews to total nuts is 16 to 50, and there are only cashews and peanuts in the bag, then the ratio of peanuts to total nuts is the number of total nuts minus the number of cashew nuts, or
50 - 16 = 34 to 50
To find the percentage of peanuts, divide the number of peanuts by the total number of nuts and multiply that number by 100 to obtain
(34/50) x 100% = 68%
Note: Depending upon how sly your teacher is, this is a "trick question" because neither cashews nor peanuts are actually "nuts". Peanuts are legumes and cashews are seeds. Therefore, the answer might be: "None of the nuts are peanuts, because peanuts are legumes, like peas or beans, not nuts."
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A special ratio that compares a number to 100?
Percent I beleive.
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That is called percent.
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52/15=the #
A percent is a ratio of a number to WHAT?
A percent is a ratio of a number to 100.
How do you do percent into ratio?
Any number of percent is the ratio of that number to 100.
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How do you write a ratio as a percent?
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Is a ratio or rate that compares a number to 100?
A percent is a ratio, or rate, that compares a number to100
A ratio that compares a number to100?
A percent
A ratio comparing its number to 100?
Percent
Is 62 percent a rational number?
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What is the term for - a ratio that compares a number to 100?
That is called percent.
A special ratio that compares a number to 100?
Percent I beleive.
How are ratios similar to percent?
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