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Marnie conducted a survey of the cats in four shelters and wrote the following observations:

4 of the 18 cats in Shelter 1 were black
13 of the 24 cats in Shelter 2 were black
12 of the 20 cats in Shelter 3 were black
18 of the 25 cats in Shelter 4 were black

Based on the survey, which shelter had the greatest percentage of black cats?

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Marnie conducted a survey of the cats in four shelters and wrote the following observations:

4 of the 18 cats in Shelter 1 were black 
13 of the 24 cats in Shelter 2 were black 
12 of the 20 cats in Shelter 3 were black 
18 of the 25 cats in Shelter 4 were black

Based on the survey, which shelter had the greatest percentage of black cats?

anonymous · Answer

To calculate the percentage of black cats in each shelter you simple use the following formula: Number of black cats/Total number of cats x100. The largest will therefore be the shelter with the highest percentage.