Suppose each plain bagel has .53 gram of salt and each sesame bagel has .65 gram. Use a percent to compare the amount of salt in a plain bagel to that in a sesame bagel.
.53/.65 = 81.5%
To compare the amount of salt in a plain bagel to that in a sesame bagel using a percentage, we need to calculate the difference in salt content and express it as a percentage of the salt content in the plain bagel.
Here's how you can do it step by step:
1. Calculate the difference in salt content between the plain bagel and the sesame bagel.
Salt difference = Salt content in sesame bagel - Salt content in plain bagel
Salt difference = 0.65 g - 0.53 g
Salt difference = 0.12 g
2. Calculate the percentage of salt in the plain bagel compared to the sesame bagel.
Percentage of salt = (Salt difference / Salt content in plain bagel) * 100
Percentage of salt = (0.12 g / 0.53 g) * 100
Percentage of salt ≈ 22.64%
Therefore, the amount of salt in a plain bagel is approximately 22.64% less than the amount of salt in a sesame bagel.