the answer would be 53.33%
320/600=x/100
Your employer has 600 business cards printed for you, and you give away 280 of them. To the nearest hundredth, what percent of the cards is left?
A. 18.75%
B. 21.43%
C. 46.67%
D. 53.33%
i tried this formual but i couldn't do it
r= p/b
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Let's think about this.
600 - 280 = 320
What percent of 600 is 320?
You could set up a proportion:
320/600 = x/100
Cross multiply:
600x = 32000
x = 53.33 = 53.33%
Or -- a simpler way:
320/600 = 0.5333 = 53.33%
Sometimes when faced with a problem I don't remember how to do, I start with a simple problem to which I do know the answer.
For instance I know that 1/2 is 50%. How do we get that? We divide 1 by 2.
600 - 280 = 320
What percent of 600 is 320?
You could set up a proportion:
320/600 = x/100
Cross multiply:
600x = 32000
x = 53.33 = 53.33%
Or -- a simpler way:
320/600 = 0.5333 = 53.33%
Sometimes when faced with a problem I don't remember how to do, I start with a simple problem to which I do know the answer.
For instance I know that 1/2 is 50%. How do we get that? We divide 1 by 2.
it didn't work
that was for the first respons i will read ms.sue's now
Two of us gave you the answer with two different methods of solving it.
sorry i was pressing the wrong key now i got it .thank you
You're welcome. And I'm glad you've got it now. :-)
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