Question

A clothing store donated a percent of every sale to charity. The total sales were ​$8,900 so the store donated ​$534. What percent of ​$8,900 was donated to charity​?

Answer 1

6%

Explanation:

A percent is the ratio of part/whole multiplied by 100.

In this problem, the part is the donation (534) and the whole is the total sales (8900).

Thus, we can multiply the ratio 534/8900 by 100 to find what percentage, P, of the total sales was donated by the clothing store:

`P=((534)/(8900))*100\\ P=0.06*100\\P=6`

Because the denominator in a percentage is always 100, you could take 6% of 8900 and see whether the answer is 534:

(6/100) * 8900 = 534

(3/50) * 8900 = 534

545=534