In a pond there are 56 fish.
12 of the fish in the pond are red that means that 44 of the fish are not red.
We can use the fraction [tex]\frac{12}{56}[/tex] to represent the 12 red fish out of all the fish together.
[tex]\frac{12}{56}[/tex] can be reduced by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor of 12 and 56. [tex]\frac{12}{56}[/tex] reduced is [tex]\frac{3}{14}[/tex].
3 ÷ 14 = 0.21428571428571
0.21428571428571 × 100 = 21.428571428571%
Therefore, 21.428571428571% of the fish are red.
