Question

a factory made 15 jars of creamy peanut butter and 110 jars of chunky peanut butter. what percentage of the jars of peanut butter were creamy? write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Explanation:

Step1: Find the total number of jars

The total number of jars is the sum of creamy and chunky peanut butter jars. So, \(15 + 110=125\) jars.

Step2: Calculate the percentage of creamy jars

The formula for percentage is \(\frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}}\times100\%\). Here, the part is the number of creamy jars (\(15\)) and the whole is the total number of jars (\(125\)). So, \(\frac{15}{125}\times 100\%=\frac{15\times100\%}{125}\).
Since \(15\times100 = 1500\), then \(\frac{1500}{125}=12\%\).

Answer:

\(12\%\)