Question

The state transportation commission counted cars traveling east and west across a toll bridge. The commission counted 7,000 cars, 6,020 of which were traveling east. What percentage of the cars counted were traveling east? Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

To find the percentage of cars that were traveling east, we can use the following formula:

percentage = (part / whole) x 100%

where "part" is the number of cars traveling east, and "whole" is the total number of cars counted.

In this case, we know that 6,020 cars were traveling east, out of a total of 7,000 cars counted. So we can plug these values into the formula:

percentage = (6,020 / 7,000) x 100%

percentage = 0.86 x 100%

percentage = 86%

Therefore, 86% of the cars counted were traveling east across the toll bridge.