Question

Fia's goal was to raise $5,000 to help protect the manatees. She raised $3,500. What percent of her goal did she achieve

Answer 1

In order to turn a ratio into a percentage, you have to turn the given fraction into an equivalent fraction with denominator 100. So, you have

`(3500)/(5000)=(x)/(100)`

Solving for x, you get

`x=(3500\cdot 100)/(5000) = (3500)/(50) = (350)/(5) = 70`

So, they achieved the 70% of their goal.