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Which of the following situations are equal to 40%? Select all that apply.

A) 5 out of 20
B) 6 out of 15
C) 10 out of 25
D) 45 out of 90
E) 32 out of 80

Answer :

Final answer:

Only situations B (6 out of 15), C (10 out of 25), and E (32 out of 80) are equal to 40%. You calculate this by converting the fractions into percentages and identifying which ones are equivalent to 40%.

Explanation:

The question asks which of the provided options are equivalent to 40%. To find out which situations are equal to 40%, we need to convert the given ratios into percentages.

For each option, we will divide the numerator by the denominator and then multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

  • A) 5 out of 20 can be calculated as (5/20) * 100 = 25%, which is not equal to 40%.
  • B) 6 out of 15 can be calculated as (6/15) * 100 = 40%, which is equal to 40%.
  • C) 10 out of 25 can be calculated as (10/25) * 100 = 40%, which is equal to 40%.
  • D) 45 out of 90 can be calculated as (45/90) * 100 = 50%, which is not equal to 40%.
  • E) 32 out of 80 can be calculated as (32/80) * 100 = 40%, which is equal to 40%.

Thus, the situations in options B, C, and E are the ones that are equivalent to 40%.