Question

The total remodeling budget for Central Square Tower is 1.5×106 dollars. The owners of the building have set aside 6×105 dollars for upgrading just the lobby. What percent of the budget will be spent on the lobby? Write your answer in standard form. Do not write exponents.

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

assuming you actually mean 10^5 and 10^6, to find percentages you do

part/total x percent/100

you have (6x10^5/1.5x10^6) x (x/100)

cross multiply, and you have 6x10^7=1.5x10^6x

divide on both sides by 1.5x10^6

x=40

so the answer is 40%