Question

1. in a park, 40% of the trees change color in the fall. there are 500 trees in the park. how many trees in the park change color in the fall? a. 125 b. 200 c. 240 d. 460

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

To find a percentage of a number, we first convert the percentage to a decimal. 40% is equivalent to $0.4$ (since $40\%=\frac{40}{100} = 0.4$).

Step2: Multiply by total number of trees

We know the total number of trees is 500. To find the number of trees that change color, we multiply the total number of trees by the decimal equivalent of the percentage. So we calculate $500\times0.4$.

Step3: Calculate the result

$500\times0.4 = 200$.

Answer:

B. 200