Advanced Mathematics Primary 5 Percentage

In a fruit basket, 3/8 of the fruits are apples and 25% of the fruits are oranges. The remaining fruits are pears. What percentage of the fruits in the basket are pears?

A 62.5%
B 12.5%
C 75%
D 37.5%
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Worked Solution

Step 1: Convert 3/8 to a percentage: 3/8 × 100% = 37.5%. So apples = 37.5% of the basket. Step 2: Oranges = 25%. Step 3: The whole basket = 100%. So pears = 100% − apples − oranges = 100% − 37.5% − 25% = 37.5%. Answer: 37.5%

Correct answer: 37.5%

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