On Saturday, Paula sold all her mangoes, oranges and grapefruits at the market. 60% of the fruits were mangoes, 25% of the fruits were oranges, Paula had 45 grapefruits. What percentage of the fruits sold were grapefruits?
100 - 85 = 15% were grapefruits
15%
To find the percentage of fruits sold that were grapefruits, we first need to determine the total number of fruits sold.
We are given that 60% of the fruits were mangoes and 25% of the fruits were oranges. This means that the remaining percentage, 100% - 60% - 25% = 15%, represents the percentage of fruits that were grapefruits.
We are also given that Paula had 45 grapefruits. To find the total number of fruits, we need to know the number of grapefruits per percentage point.
Divide the number of grapefruits (45) by the percentage represented by 1%, which is 45/15 = 3.
To find the percentage of fruits sold that were grapefruits, multiply the number of grapefruits per percentage point (3) by the percentage of grapefruits (15%) = 3 * 15 = 45%.
Therefore, 45% of the fruits sold were grapefruits.