Express as a Part-to-Whole Ratio
* 18 tables
* 6 have broken legs
broken : total
6:18 or 1:3
25%
0.25
80%
8 4
-- or --
10 5
82
--
100
82%
0.5734
57.34%
40 of the 60 dogs are male.
male : dogs
40:60 or 2:3
6 ¾
6.75
18%
18 9
-- or --
100 50
7
-
10
70%
250
----
500
50%
* 30 days in the month
* 6 had precipitation
precipitation : total
6:30 or 1:5
1
--
33
33.3
4%
4 1
-- or --
100 25
20
--
25
80%
95
---
1000
9.5%
15 students in a class of 60 wear glasses.
glasses : all students
15:60 or 1:4
92.9%
0.929
55.5%
555 111
--- or ---
1000 200
8
--
40
20%
*35 customers at the snack bar
*7 return this week
20%
* 350 passengers on a plane
* 50 are playing regular fare
regular : all passengers
15:350 or 1:7
8 ½
8.5
12.5%
125 1
---- or --
1000 8
75
---
1000
7.5%
*6 broken bones
*240 falls from the tower
2.5%