David Weber, Talei Kunkel, Harriet Simand and, Justin Medved Solutions for Chapter: Percentages Inequality and Difference, Exercise 19: Practice 3

In this scenario, which option offers the greatest amount? Justify answer using mathematics.

$25\%$ of one bag of popcorn, or $10\%$ of three of the same sized bags of popcorn.

In this scenario, which option offers the greatest amount? Justify answer using mathematics.

In this scenario, which option offers the greatest amount? Justify answer using mathematics.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that $60\%$ of the $250$ million children around the world who work in sweatshops live in Asia. Approximately how many Asian children work in sweatshops?

The average hourly wage of a woman making clothes in Bangladesh is the equivalent of US $\$0.13$. The United States Federal minimum wage as of January $2017$ was US $\$7.25$ per hour. Approximately what percentage of the US minimum wage is the Bangladeshi clothes worker's wage?

In India, approximately $5\%$ to $30\%$ of the $340$ million children under $16$ are classified as child labourers. About how many children does this represent?

The charity Oxfam is working to help refugees in Bangladesh. In September $2017$, there were $470000$ Rohingya Muslim people from Myanmar living as refugees in Bangladesh. Only $50\%$ of these refugees had access to clean drinking water. How many people does this percentage represent? 

The charity Oxfam is working to help refugees in Bangladesh. In September $2017$, there were $470000$ Rohingya Muslim people from Myanmar living as refugees in Bangladesh. Only $50\%$ of these refugees had access to clean drinking water. So far, Oxfam has been able to provide clean drinking water to $100000$ of the refugees who did not previously have access to clean drinking water. What percentage of the total number of people now have clean water?