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WikiTongues has

videos of 500 different
languages from around the
world. What percent of the
7,111 total languages
spoken globally
is represented on
WikiTongues?

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

7.03 %

Explanation:

500 / 7,111 = 0.07031359865

0.07031359865 x 100 = 7.03 %

User Mackenzie
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Hey there! I'm happy to help!

We see that 500 languages is a certain percent of the 7,111 total languages. When working with percent equations, the word "is" means "equals", and "of" usually means "multiplied by" This means that 500 is equal to a certain percent multiplied by 7,111. We can use p to represent this certain percent and create an equation below.

500=7,111p

Let's flip the equation around so the p is on the left side. Variables are usually supposed to be on the left.

7,111p=500

We divide both sides by 7,111.

p=0.0703

As a percent, this is about 7.03%. Therefore, about 7.03% of the total languages spoken globally are represented on WikiTongues.

I hope that this helps! Have a wonderful day! :D

User Rlatief
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