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(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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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 = %2857%2F%2857+%2B+132%29%29%2A100 = 30.16% (approximately).


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