Question of-300
Of paper clips, are size large. What percentage of the paper clips are size large?
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 , or . Therefore, the percentage of the paper clips that are size large is , or .
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.
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