Question

The Candy Shack sells 138 pounds of candy on Tuesday. They sold 71.76 pounds of jelly beans. What percent of the candy sold was jelly beans?

Answer 1

52% were jelly beans

Explanation:

because im smart and my teacher assigned this :D

Answer 2

52% were jelly beans!

Explanation:

Cross multiply the following:

`(x)/(100) = (71.76)/(138)`

x times 138 = 138x

100 times 71.76 = 7,176

Divide both sides by 138:

`(138x)/(138) = (7176)/(138)`

x = 52%