Question of-300

3.2 Percentages - Percent calculations
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Of 300,000 paper clips, 234,000 are size large. What percentage of the paper clips are size large?

A.

22 %

B.

33 %

C.

66 %

D.

78 %

Of 300,000 paper clips, 234,000 are size large. What percentage of the paper clips are size

Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Percentages — Percent calculations. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.

Answer explanation

Choice D is correct. The proportion of the paper clips that are size large can be written as 234,000300,000, or 0.78 . Therefore, the percentage of the paper clips that are size large is 0.78100, or 78%.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the percentage of the paper clips that are not size large.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.