Question

On a service elevator, Layke can choose to go to 1B or 2B (basement floors). He can also choose floors 1 through 27. He sees there is no 13th floor (due to superstition). What percentage of the floors are in the basement?

Answer 1

2/24 (1+1+27-1-1-1)
to convert a fraction to a decimal, first, divide the numerator by the denominator:

2 divided by 24 = 0.08333

to get a percentage you multiply the decimal by 100 (or just move the decimal point two numbers to the right

0.08333 x 100 = 8.333 = 8.3%

Answer 2

2/24 is the answer l think