The square below represents one whole.
What percent is represented by the shaded area?
%

The square is separated into little squares 10 across by 10 down for a total of 10 x 10 = 100 squares.
Out of the 100 squares there are 61 shaded.
The percentage is number of shaded / total squares x 100
Percentage = 61/100 x 100 = 61%
Answer: 61% are shaded.