Q. In our solar system, 6 of the 8 planets have moons what percent of the planet have moons
Identify Whole and Part: Understand the problem and identify the 'Whole' and 'Part' in the given problem.The 'Whole' is the total number of planets in our solar system, which is 8.The 'Part' is the number of planets that have moons, which is 6.
Use Percent Formula: Use the percent formula: Percent (as a decimal)×Whole=PartHere, we need to find the Percent (as a decimal), so we rearrange the formula to find Percent (as a decimal)=WholePart.
Plug in Values: Plug in the values into the formula to calculate the Percent (as a decimal).Percent (as a decimal) = 86
Perform Calculation: Perform the calculation.Percent (as a decimal) = 0.75
Convert to Percentage: Convert the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by 100 and adding the percent sign.Percentage of planets with moons = (0.75×100)%
Final Percentage Calculation: Perform the final calculation to get the percentage.Percentage of planets with moons = 75%
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