How many percent?

[renzheng04]

1.______ percent in the population of Canada speak English?
A. How many B. How much C. What D. Which

- key is C. What

- I don't know why A or B is incorrect .

Thank alot inadvance for your help .

 

[Rover_KE]

It's a badly phrased question. It should be 'percentage', in which case only 'what' is grammatical, and it should be 'What percentage of the population...'

Rover