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Ted's Deli employs 36 waiters. 9 of them are men. What percentage of the staff is male?
Percents show a portion of a whole. Sometimes the whole has 100 parts. But this time the whole (the staff) has only 36 parts. So, you'll have to do some math.
- Write a fraction that shows the parts over the whole: 9 male waiters out of 36 total waiters, or 9/36
- Divide the top number (9) by the bottom number (36) to get .25
- Move the decimal point two places to the right and add the percent sign: 0.25 = 25%
25% of the 36 waiters are men.