SOLUTION: On monday 57 large Bags and 132 small Bags were sold What percentage of the Bags sold were large

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Question 1089930: On monday 57 large Bags and 132 small Bags were sold
What percentage of the Bags sold were large

Answer by ikleyn(52824)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You must take the ratio of 57 to the total number of bags, and then multiply this ratio by 100 to get percentage:

percentage of the large Bags sold = = 30.16% (approximately).


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