A fruit stall had 250 fruits. 90 of them were apples, 65 were oranges and the rest were pears. What percentage of the fruits were pears?
- 26%
- 38%
- 62%
- 74%
Need a hint?
Find the number of pears first by subtracting the apples and oranges from the total, then write it as a fraction of 250.
Worked answer
- Pears = 250 − 90 − 65 = 95
- Percentage of pears = 95 ÷ 250 × 100%
- 95 ÷ 250 = 38/100
- So 38% of the fruits were pears
Answer: 38%
The mistake this question tests
Habit
Fraction of a remainder
Pupils often add the apples and oranges to get 155 and then give 62%, which is the percentage that are apples or oranges, not pears.
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