Question 980695
If I had 2,000 copies of a work to produce and I have done only 300 what is the
percentage of work done? Please, I'd like to know how to solve it too
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Two ways:

First way:

That's 300 OUT OF 2000.
"OUT OF" means "OVER". So that's
300 OVER 2000 which is
{{{300/2000}}}
Then to change that fraction to a percentage,
first change it to a decimal, by dividing
the numerator BY the denominator, or
dividing the denominator INTO the numerator,

    <u>    .15</u>
2000)300.00
     <u>200 0</u>
     100 00
     <u>100 00</u>
          0

Then change the decimal to a percent by moving
the decimal two places right and putting on a %
mark:

  15%

Second way:

{{{PART/(WHOLE)}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{X/100}}}

{{{300/2000}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{X/100}}}

Cross multiply:

{{{2000X}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{30000}}}

{{{(2000X)/2000}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{30000/2000}}}

    <u>    15</u>
2000)30000
     <u>2000</u>
     10000
     <u>10000</u>
         0

Answer:  15%

Edwin</pre>