Question

a group raised $276 for its favorite charity. this is 23% of the amount it hopes to raise. how much money does the group want to raise? show all of your work

Answer 1

Answer: The group wants to raise $1,200.

Explanation:

We can use a proportion to solve.

part/whole = percent/100

If we insert the values:

276/x = 23/100

We can cross multiply.

276 x 100 = 27,600

27,600 / 23 = 1,200

$1,200 is the answer.