SOLUTION: What is the total land area in Europe as a percent of Earth? Europe has 3800 and Earth has 57,900. do i divide or what? i am lost thank you

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Question 106416: What is the total land area in Europe as a percent of Earth?
Europe has 3800 and Earth has 57,900. do i divide or what? i am lost
thank you
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the total land area in Europe as a percent of Earth?
Europe has 3800 and Earth has 57,900.
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Percent means you have a denominator of 100.
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Your Problem:
3800/57900 = x/100
Cross-multiply to get:
x = 380000/57900
x = 6.56
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The answer is 6.56%
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Cheers,
Stan H.