Question

A​ student's cost for last semester at her community college was ​$2900. She spent ​$406 of that on books. What percent of last​ semester's college costs was spent on​ books?

Answer 1

We can get the percent by taking 406 / 2900 as a decimal, then multiplying by 100. 406 / 2900 is 0.14, then multiplied by 100 is 14%.