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Fia's goal was to raise $5,000 to help protect the manatees. She raised $3,500. What percent of her goal did she achieve

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In order to turn a ratio into a percentage, you have to turn the given fraction into an equivalent fraction with denominator 100. So, you have


(3500)/(5000)=(x)/(100)

Solving for x, you get


x=(3500\cdot 100)/(5000) = (3500)/(50) = (350)/(5) = 70

So, they achieved the 70% of their goal.

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