Chapter 7.3, Problem 20PPS

To determine

To find: the percent of the dogs which are golden retrievers

Answer to Problem 20PPS

So, 20% of the dogs at the kennel are golden retrievers.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Sixteen of the 80 dogs at a kennel are golden retrievers.

Calculation:

Let p represent the percent.

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{16}{80}=\frac{p}{100}Writethepercentproportion\\ 16\times 100=p\times 80Findthecrossproduct\\ 1600=80pMultiply\\ \frac{1600}{80}=\frac{80p}{80}Divideeachsideby80\\ 20=pSimplify\end{array}$

So, 20% of the dogs at the kennel are golden retrievers.

Conclusion:

Therefore, 20% of the dogs at the kennel are golden retrievers.