Question

Making Sense of Percent Problems - Item 32630

estion 6 of 7
A statement can help you organize the numbers to answer a question about percents.
Use the drop-down menus to complete the statement below.
BANK STATEMENT
Withdrawals
Description Amount
4/14 Clothing $50
4/14 Groceries $100
535
Total Withdrawal S18
CE
CLEAR
CHECK
What percent of the total was spent on clothing?
A statement that can help me think about this is
50
is
x%
of
185

Answer 1

Answer:In a proportion the cross-products are equal: So 3 times 100 is equal to 4 times the PERCENT. The missing PERCENT equals 100 times 3 divided by 4. (Multiply the two opposite corners with numbers; then divide by the other number.)

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