Question

The sixth grade is raising money for a camping trip that costs $2500. So far they have raised 70% of the cost. How much have the sixth graders raised so far?

A. $3250

B. $2430

C. $1750

D. $750

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Answer 1

If you want to set up a porportion it would look like this:

X 70
——— = ——
2500 100

Then you cross multiply:

100x = 175000

Then divide by 100:

100x = 175000
——- ————-
100 100

x=1750

So your answer would be 1750.

Answer 2

They have raised $1,750 so far. 70% of $2,500 is $1,750, because if you do 2,500 x 0.70, you get 1,750z