SOLUTION: three out of every 20 dogs in the U.S. are golden retrievers. write this ratio as a percent
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Question 394211: three out of every 20 dogs in the U.S. are golden retrievers. write this ratio as a percent
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is the ratio
percent means "per one hundred", so when you
are asked "what percent?" you express it as , so
(what percent = 3/20)
Multiply both sides by
15 percent of dogs are golden retrievers
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