In one particular suburb, there are 30 families that own a boxer. If there are a total of 50 families that own a dog in general, then what percentage of dog owners have a boxer?

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Julia Adams · Accepted Answer

#60%# To get percentages, take the part of a population that is being specified and divided that by the whole population and multiply that value by #100%#. So there are #30# people that own boxers, this is the specific population that is being compared to the whole dog-owning population, which is comprised of #50# total families. So #30/50# can be reduced to #3/5# and that gives us #.6# When that value is multiplied by #100%#, it gives us our percentage of #.6 * 100% = 60#

Jace Anderson · Answer

undefined To find the percentage of dog owners who have a boxer in the particular suburb, divide the number of families that own a boxer (30) by the total number of families that own a dog (50), then multiply by 100.

$$ \frac{30}{50} \times 100 = 60\% $$

Therefore, 60% of dog owners in the particular suburb have a boxer.