SOLUTION: Can someone help me on this problem #12, page 578? In case you don't have the textbook, here is the problem: I have a pie chart where 40% at the top is second day air freight, o

Question 55303This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Can someone help me on this problem #12, page 578?
In case you don't have the textbook, here is the problem:
I have a pie chart where 40% at the top is second day air freight, on the bottom 45% for truck and next day air freight is 15%
If the company shipped a total of 550 items last month, how many were shipped using second-day air freight?
Thanks,
LYn This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi Lyn,
I have a pie chart where 40% at the top is second day air freight, on the bottom 45% for truck and next day air freight is 15%
:
If the company shipped a total of 550 items last month, how many were shipped using second-day air freight?
:
The percentage of seconday air is 40%=40/100=.4
If we multiply the percentage by the total number of items that were shipped we'll have how many were shipped second day air:

That's reasonable because 220 is a little less than half or 50% of 550. You can check by seeing if 220 is 40% of 550:
*100%=40% We're right!!!
Happy Calculating!!!
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