In the square if part A is 1/4 of the square and part C is 1/10 of the square, what percent of the square is part B?
Is the square divided into three parts?
Yes
1/4 + 1/10 = 0.25 + 0.1 = 0.35
1.00 - 0.35 = 0.65
0.65 = 65%
65%
i don't get it????
To find the percentage of the square that represents part B, we first need to determine the remaining portion of the square after subtracting parts A and C.
Let's assign a variable to represent the whole square, such as "x". We know that part A is 1/4 of the square, so we can express it as (1/4)x. Similarly, part C is 1/10 of the square, so we can write it as (1/10)x.
To find the remaining portion of the square, we subtract parts A and C from the whole square:
x - (1/4)x - (1/10)x
Combining like terms, we get:
(10/10)x - (2/10)x - (1/10)x
Simplifying further:
(7/10)x
Therefore, part B represents (7/10)x of the square.
To find the percentage, we can convert this fraction to a decimal by dividing the numerator (7) by the denominator (10):
(7/10) = 0.7
Finally, we convert the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by 100:
0.7 * 100 = 70%
Therefore, part B represents 70% of the square.