Question

Two students disagreed on how the answer the question, "500 is what percent of 120?"Stephanie thinks the correct proportion to use for the following question is 120/500 = x/100.Juan believes the correct proportion is 500/120 = x/100.Which of the following statements is true?1. Stephanie knows what she's talking about and has the correct proportion.2. They both are correct. You can use either proportion to solve the problem.3. Neither of them know what they're talking about and both are wrong.4. Juan knows what he's talking about and has the correct proportion

Answer 1

To calculate "500 is what percent of 120?", you have to perform:

`x=(500)/(120)\cdot100`

which can be expressed as

`(500)/(120)=(x)/(100)`

Then, Juan knows what he's talking about and has the correct proportion​