Question

A shop has 500 parts,out of which 5 are defective what percent are defective

Answer 1

it's 1%
explanation:
if we subtract 500-5=495
and find its %
495/500×100=99%
then 100%-99%=1%

Answer 2

Answer:

1% of parts are defective

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A shop has 500 parts,out of which 5 are defective.

To Find: what percent are defective

Solution:

Let x be the percent of defective parts

Since we are given that 5 out of 500 are defective

So, $x=\frac{5}{500} \times 100$

$x=1\%$

Hence 1% of parts are defective