Question

A wrestler competes in 31 matches. Of those matches, he wins 14. What percent of the matches did the wrestler win? Round your answer to the nearest tenth place if necessary. (Use any method to solve this question, but you must show work) *

Answer 1

14 x
— = —
31 100

14•100=1400
31•x=31x
31x / 31= x
1400 / 31= 45.161... etc.
rounded up I think it would be 45.2% won :)

Answer 2

Answer: The wrestler won 45% of their matches.

Explanation:

When are trying to find percentages, we are finding part of a whole. 31 is the whole and the part is 14.

If I was to set
`(14)/(31)` to an equivlent fraciton of over 100, we would get something close to 45.