Question

Out of every $50$ vehicles passing a certain spot $9$ were buses. What percentage was this?

Answer 1

Step 1: Given values.

Total number of vehicles passing $=50$

Number of bussing passing $=9$

Step 2: Finding the required percentage.

As per given statement, $9$ buses are there out of total $50$ vehicles, which can be represented in fractional form as $\frac{9}{50}$.

Therefore, to find the percentage, we multiply the fraction by $100$.

$\Rightarrow \frac{9}{50}\times 100=\frac{9\times \cancel{100}2}{\cancel{50}1}=18\%$

Hence, the percentage of buses is $18\%$.