Question

ed as a percent. select 25. out of 232 tourists shopping in venice, florida, 25% purchased seashells as souvenirs. using the percent as a rate per 100, how many tourists purchased seashells?

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percent to decimal

$25\% = \frac{25}{100} = 0.25$

Step2: Calculate number of tourists

$232 \times 0.25 = 58$

Answer:

58 tourists purchased seashells.