Question

Steven had 1,400 stamps. He gave 350 of them to his brother and the rest to his sister. a. what percent of the stamps did he give to his brother?b. what percent of stamps did he give his sister?

Answer 1

Based on the given information, you have:

Steven's brother has 350 stamps

Steven's sister has 1,400 - 350 = 1,050 stamps

To determine the associated percent, proceed as follow:

For Steven's brother:

(x/100)1,400 = 350

x = 350(100/1,400)

x = 25

For Steven's sister:

(x/100)1,400 = 1,050

x = 1,050(100/1,400)

x = 75

a. Steven's brother has 25% of the stamps

b. Steven's sister brother has 75% of the stamps