Question

a trade day vendor has 220 pairs of shoes to sell in one day. what percentage of the shoes are athletic shoes if the vendor has 88 pairs of athletic shoes to sell?

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

Our total amount of shoes to sell is 220, right? So we have to find which percentage 88 is of 220! To do this, we use division!

Instead of how you might think to do it, 220/88, we have to do the opposite!
88/220 = 0.4

0.4 is 40% of 1. Therefore 88 is 40% of 220.

Answer 2

40%

Explanation:

percent = part/total × 100%

percent = 88/220 × 100%

percent = 40%