Question

A student cost for last semester at her community college was $3000. She spent $540 of that on books. What percent of last semester’s college costs was spent on books? Please give explanation

Answer 1

Hi there!
We can set up a ratio to model the problem...
540/3000 = x/100
Now, just cross multiply and solve for x.
54000 = 3000x
x = 18
Therefore, 18 percent of last semester's college costs was spent on books. Hope this helped and have a great day!