Question

the lunch choices last friday were mushroom or pepperoni pizza. the cafeteria made 35 pizzas in all, 28 of which were mushroom pizzas. what percentage of the pizzas were mushroom pizzas?
write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the ratio of mushroom pizzas

$\frac{28}{35}$

Step2: Convert ratio to percentage

$\frac{28}{35} \times 100\% = 80\%$

Answer:

80%