Question

of the 120 apartments in a building, 75 have been scheduled to receive new carpet. what percent of the apartments have not been scheduled to receive new carpet?
a. 25%
b. 37.5%
c. 62.5%
d. 75%

Explanation:

Step1: Find number of unscheduled apartments

Total apartments = 120, scheduled = 75. So unscheduled = \( 120 - 75 = 45 \).

Step2: Calculate percentage of unscheduled

Percentage = \( \frac{\text{Unscheduled}}{\text{Total}} \times 100 = \frac{45}{120} \times 100 \). Simplify \( \frac{45}{120} = \frac{3}{8} = 0.375 \), so \( 0.375 \times 100 = 37.5\% \).

Answer:

B. 37.5%