Enrique has to pay 80% of a $200 phone bill. Explain how to use equivalent ratios to find 80% of $200.explain

Answer 1

To use equivalent ratios to find 80% of $200, you can set up a proportion.

Let's represent 80% as a fraction: 80% = 80/100 = 4/5.

Now, we can set up the proportion:
x/200 = 4/5

To solve for x, we can cross multiply and simplify:
5x = 4 * 200
5x = 800
x = 800/5
x = 160

Therefore, 80% of $200 is $160.