Question

Today, Abigail has brought 12 sandwiches to share with friends at

practice. Unfortunately, her pet mouse got into her backpack and ate parts
of 5 of them. What percent of the sandwiches are still in good shape?

Answer 1

58%

Explanation:

First you can set up the equation 7/12 (good sandwiches to total sandwiches).

Now you can divide 7 by 12 to get .58 which is 58 percent.

Answer 2

58%

Explanation:

The first thing that you have to do if figure out how many sandwiches are left we do this by the total - bad sandwiches = good sandwiches

12-5=7

There are 7 good sandwiches left. To figure out the percentage you do
`(part)/(total)`=
`(percent)/(100)` now we fill in the parts the part is 7, the total is 12 and the % is x

`(7)/(12)`=
`(x)/(100)` now we cross multiply, 7 x 100 and 12 x X

700=12x now we divide both sides by 12 so the x is alone

x = 58.33 now we round down because it ends in.3

x=58