Question

Last summer, there were 5,250 houses for sale in Scott's town. The other 1,750 houses in the town were not for sale. What percentage of the houses in Scott's town were for sale last summer? ​

Answer 1

You answer should be 3%

Explanation:

First of all, you need to take one of the numbers (I choose 5,250) and divide it by the other (1,750) and multiply by 100. Like so:

5,250÷1,750=3×100=300 so 3%

Answer 2

75%

Explanation:

5,250 + 1,750 = 7,000

5,250/7,000 = 0.75 = 75%