Question

Matthew has 75 papers to sell he only sold 45 papers so far, what percentage of the total number has he sold? Explain your thinking

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

75 would be represented as 100 percent.

Answer 2

60%

Explanation:

To make it easier, I divided 75 by 100 (0.75), and did the following:

45 / 0.75 = 60