Part/whole finding percentages.

Question

Two of the dozen eggs in a carton are cracked. About what percent of the carton is cracked? Show part/whole work to get answer.

Answer 1

2/12 = 1/6 = 0.1666... = 16.66...= about 16.7 %

or

17% of the dozen eggs are cracked

unless by change you meant a "baker's dozen" which = 13,

then

2/13 = about .1538 = about 15.4%

= about 15%