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In the following statement, express the first number as a percentage of the second numberThe 2016 revenue for Company A was $289 million, compared to $567 million for Company B.The 2016 revenue for Company A was % of the revenue for Company B.(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

User Saliou
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51 %

Step-by-step explanation

to solve this we can use a rule of three

Step 1

set the proportion


\begin{gathered} x=renevue\text{ Company A compared as a percentate for company B} \\ \end{gathered}

so,


\begin{gathered} \text{if } \\ $567$\text{ }\rightarrow\text{ 100\%} \\ 289\rightarrow x \end{gathered}

the propotion is


(567)/(100)=(289)/(x)

Step 2

solve for x


\begin{gathered} (567)/(100)=(289)/(x) \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ 567\cdot x=289\cdot100 \\ 567x=28900 \\ \text{divide both sides by 567} \\ (567x)/(567)=(28900)/(567) \\ x=50.970 \\ \text{rounded} \\ x=51 \end{gathered}

therefore, the answer is 51%

I hope this helps you

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