Question

A school raised &4,589 in a sale. Mr Simmons class raised 1/100 of the money. How much did Mr Simmons class raise?

Answer 1

you would multiply  4589 times 1/100 and get 45.89

Answer 2

Alright, lets get started.

total amount school raised in sale = $ 4589

Mr Simmons class raised
`(1)/(100)` of the money.

So, if we want to find amount of the money Mr. Simmons raised, we sould take one hundered of the total amount.

Hence money raised by Mr. Simmons class =
`(1)/(100) * 4589`

Hence money raised by Mr. Simmons class =
`(4589)/(100)`

Hence money raised by Mr. Simmons class = $ 45.89 : Answer

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