Question

In a volleyball game, Caroline served the ball over the net 16 out of 20 times. What percent did she not make her serve over the net?

Answer 1

`20%` were not over the net.

Explanation:

If she served over the net 16 times, it means there were 4 times that she did not.

The fraction of misses is `4/20`

To find the fraction as a percent:

• method 1 Make the denominator into 100.

`4/20 xx 5/5 = 20/100 = 20%`

• method 2 Multiply the fraction by 100%

`4/20 xx 100% =20%`

• method 3 100% - % over the net

`16/20 = 80%` were over the net,

`100%-80% = 20%`were not