Question

A retail store mailed out 350 shipments. 14% of the shipments arrived late.

How many shipments arrived late?

Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

42

Explanation:

Write 14% as

14

100

Since, finding the fraction of a number is same as multiplying the fraction with the number, we have

14

100

of 300 =

14

100

× 300

Therefore, the answer is 42

If you are using a calculator, simply enter 14÷100×300 which will give you 42 as the answer.