Question

Joe's Hot Dog Stand is only open for lunch. Of today's sales, 26% came from selling plain hot dogs. Since the hot dog stand made $45.50 from selling plain hot dogs, it made $

in total sales for the day.   please help..

Answer 1

26% is equal to 26 over 100 or 26/100. $45.50 is equal to 26%. 45.50/X is equal to 26/100. Mutiply 45.50 by 100 then divide by 26. 45.50 times 100 equals 4550, divided by 26 is 175. Total sales comes out to $175