Question
Forty percent of Mrs. Garcia's score is 400 points. What is Mrs. Garcia's score?
a
40 x = 400
b
.40 x = 400
c
40/400 = x
d
.40 = 400 x
PLEASE HELPP
a
40 x = 400
b
.40 x = 400
c
40/400 = x
d
.40 = 400 x
PLEASE HELPP
Answers
mathhelper
Forty percent ----> 40/100 or .40 or 2/5
of Mrs. Garcia's score --- don't know that, call it x
Forty percent of Mrs. Garcia's score ----> (.40)x
is ----> =
400 ---> 400
(.40)x = 400, see how easy that is ???
divide both sides by .40
x = 400/.40 = ....
of Mrs. Garcia's score --- don't know that, call it x
Forty percent of Mrs. Garcia's score ----> (.40)x
is ----> =
400 ---> 400
(.40)x = 400, see how easy that is ???
divide both sides by .40
x = 400/.40 = ....