Question

There are $5$ oranges in a basket of $25$ fruits. The percentage of orange is _____.
$\left( A \right)\text{ }5\%$
$\left( B \right)\text{ 2}5\%$
$\left( C \right)\text{ 10}\%$
$\left( D \right)\text{ 20}\%$

Answer 1

Hint: In this question we have been given with the data that there are $5$ oranges in a basket of a total of $25$ fruits. Given this data, we have to find the percentage of oranges present in the basket. We will solve this question by using the percentage formula which is given as $Percentage=\dfrac{part}{whole}\times 100$. We will substitute the values of the part and whole in the formula and get the percentage of oranges in the basket to get the required solution.

Complete step by step answer:
We know that there are $5$ oranges in the basket and there are a total of $25$ fruits in the basket. Therefore, we can say that the total number of fruits is $25$.
Now since we have to find the percentage of oranges and the number is given to us as $5$.
We know the formula $Percentage=\dfrac{part}{whole}\times 100$.
On substituting the value of $Part=5$ and $Whole=25$ in the formula, we get:
$\Rightarrow \dfrac{5}{25}\times 100$
On simplifying the fraction, we get:
$\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{5}\times 100$
On multiplying the terms, we get:
$\Rightarrow 20\%$, which is the required percentage.
Therefore, the percentage of oranges in the basket is $20\%$, which is the required solution.

So, the correct answer is “Option D”.

Note: It is to be remembered that percent stands for per century which means a fraction in which the denominator is $100$. Percentage is used to simplify expressions and represent a fraction in a simplified manner. It is to be noted that a percentage can also have a value of more than $100\%$, for example $200\%$ represents twice the given quantity.