In our solar system, 6 of the 8 planets have moons. What percentage of the planets have moons? %

Identify Planets and Moons: Identify the total number of planets and the number of planets with moons. Total number of planets in our solar system: 8 Number of planets with moons: 6Calculate Percentage: Calculate the percentage of planets that have moons. Percentage of planets with moons = (Number of planets with moons / Total number of planets) × 100% Percentage of planets with moons = (6 / 8) × 100%Perform Division and Multiplication: Perform the division and multiplication to find the percentage. Percentage of planets with moons = 0.75 × 100% Percentage of planets with moons = 75%

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Q. In our solar system,

6

of the

8

planets have moons.

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What percentage of the planets have moons?

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Identify Planets and Moons: Identify the total number of planets and the number of planets with moons. $\newline$ Total number of planets in our solar system: $8$ $\newline$ Number of planets with moons: $6$
Calculate Percentage: Calculate the percentage of planets that have moons. $\newline$ Percentage of planets with moons = $(\frac{\text{Number of planets with moons}}{\text{Total number of planets}}) \times 100\%$ $\newline$ Percentage of planets with moons = $(\frac{6}{8}) \times 100\%$
Perform Division and Multiplication: Perform the division and multiplication to find the percentage. $\newline$ Percentage of planets with moons = $0.75 \times 100\%$ $\newline$ Percentage of planets with moons = $75\%$