SOLUTION: A school festival has sold 760-tickets. If this is 95% of their goal, how many more tickets do they need to sell to reach 100% of their goal?
A. 22 B. 40 C. 58 D. 800
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Question 150750: A school festival has sold 760-tickets. If this is 95% of their goal, how many more tickets do they need to sell to reach 100% of their goal?
A. 22 B. 40 C. 58 D. 800
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
760/x=95/100-----------------------760 is 95% of what number?
Cross multiply:
76000=95x
Divide by 95:
800=x
So the goal is 800. You already sold 760, so you need
800-760
more tickets
800-760=40
40 more tickets
Answer:
b)40
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