Question

What percent of Ghosh Babu’s body weight is made up of skin?

• A. $0.15$
• B. $10$
• C. $1.2$
• D. Cannot be determined

Hint:

Always remember to multiply the category percentage by the subgroup percentage to get the overall percentage.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Total protein in the body = $15%$ of body weight.
Skin protein share = $8%$ of the protein weight.
Therefore, percentage of total body weight made up of skin protein is:
$8%$ of $15%$ = $\frac{8}{100} \times \frac{15}{100} = \frac{120}{10000} = 0.012$.
Converting to percentage:
$0.012 \times 100 = 1.2%$.
Hence, skin accounts for $1.2%$ of the total body weight.
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