SOLUTION: Express the first number as a percentage of the second number. 28 pounds of recyclable trash in a barrel of 52 pounds of trash

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Question 851091: Express the first number as a percentage of the second number.
28 pounds of recyclable trash in a barrel of 52 pounds of trash
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(28/52)*100 = (0.53846)*100 = 53.846%

Note: this is approximate