SOLUTION: A rancher is planning to put up 220 yards of fencing. In the morning she puts up 80 yards, and in the afternoon she puts up 40% of the remaining fence. What percentage of the fen

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Question 81586: A rancher is planning to put up 220 yards of fencing. In the morning she puts up 80 yards, and in the afternoon she puts up 40% of the remaining fence. What percentage of the fence did she put up that day?
A. 36%
B. 51%
C. 62%
D. 76%
Answer by vertciel(183) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's break the problem down.
If she put up 80 yards of fencing in the morning, 140 yards are left.
So that would be the remaining fence: 140 yards.
If she put up 40% of the remaining fence in the afternoon (140 yards), what do you get? Add this with 80 yards to find out the total amount of fencing she put up.
Now you have the put up fencing/220 yards.
So find out the fencing that's still left after today out of 220 yards.
*Note that you will have to round the answer accordingly.