SOLUTION: Kaitlin needs to make a total of 70 deliveries this week. So far she has completed 49 of them. What percentage of her total deliveries has she completed?

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Question 1131305: Kaitlin needs to make a total of 70 deliveries this week. So far she has completed 49 of them. What percentage of her total deliveries has she completed?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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70 divided into 49, which is 0.70 or 70%

Answer by ikleyn(52818) About Me  (Show Source):
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She completed  %2849%2F70%29%2A100 = %287%2F10%29%2A100 = 70% of her total deliveries.


To calculate the percentage, you first should calculate the ratio, which is  49%2F70  in this case, and then 
to multiply it by 100 to get the percentage.

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