Question

Students of Marshall Middle School are selling tickets to the school spring fair. Darrell volunteered to sell 20 tickets, and he's sold 16 of them. What percent of the tickets has Darrell sold? Write a tion to show the number of tickets Darrell sold out of the total number of tickets he was given.

a) 80%
b) 75%
c) 85%
d) 70%

Answer 1

Darrell has sold 80% of his tickets, which is calculated by dividing the number of tickets he sold (16) by the total number of tickets given to sell (20) and then multiplying by 100.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the percentage of tickets Darrell has sold out of the total he was given to sell for the Marshall Middle School spring fair. To calculate the percentage, we divide the number of tickets sold (16) by the total number given to sell (20) and then multiply the result by 100. The calculation is as follows:

(16 tickets sold / 20 tickets total) * 100 = 80%

Therefore, Darrell has sold 80% of his tickets.