Iorganized an ocean clean up and we collected a total of 25 pounds of garbage .16 pounds of plastic what percent of the garbage are plastic

Total number of pounds of garbage = 25 pounds.

Total number of plastic in 25 pounds of garbage = 16 pounds.

We need to find the percentage of plastic contain in total number of pounds of garbage.

In order to find the percentage of the 16 pounds of plastic in 25 pounds of garbage, we need to divide 16 by 25 and then finally multiply by 100.

On dividing 16 by 25 we get 0.64.

Now, we need to multiply 0.64 by 100, we get 64.

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have