Question

of 100 chips, 78 are blue. 87% of the chips are blue. true or false.
true
false

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the percentage

The formula for percentage is $\frac{\text{number of blue chips}}{\text{total number of chips}}\times100\%$. Here, the number of blue chips is $78$ and the total number of chips is $100$. So the percentage is $\frac{78}{100}\times100\% = 78\%$.

Step2: Compare with given percentage

Since $78\%
eq87\%$, the statement is false.

Answer:

False