Question

Six classrooms lost electricity this morning for 47 minutes. Determine the percent of an hour that the classrooms were without electricity.

Use a percent model to make your calculations, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

47/60 = .78 = 78%

check....
78% of 60 = 47
(.78)(60) = 47
46.8 rounded = 47
47 = 47 (correct)