Question

a herd of antelope consumes 80,000 kcal of grass. if 10,000 kcal are stored as new biomass, what percentage of the grass energy was stored? previous answer

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the formula for percentage

The formula for percentage is $\frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}}\times100\%$. Here, the part is the energy stored as new biomass ($10000$ kcal) and the whole is the total energy of grass consumed ($80000$ kcal).

Step2: Calculate the percentage

$\frac{10000}{80000}\times 100\%=\frac{1}{8}\times100\% = 12.5\%$

Answer:

$12.5\%$