SOLUTION: In the next North American tournament there are 12 more American than Canadian teams (only US and Canada are in). If there are c Canadian teams enrolled, what’s the percentage of C

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Question 254446: In the next North American tournament there are 12 more American than Canadian teams (only US and Canada are in). If there are c Canadian teams enrolled, what’s the percentage of Canadian teams?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a=12+c
total =a+c
total=12+c+c
total =12+2c
100*c/(12+2c)
50*c/(6+c) equals percentage of Canadian teams
also 100*c/(a+c) since the question does specify in terms of what