i dont get this question... jeremy has completed 75% of his paper route. he delivers 68 papers each day. how many more papers does he have left to deliver.

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amistre64 · Answer

if he had deliverd all if his papers, he would be 100% done.  but he has some papers left to deliver...

amistre64 · Answer

there are 2 ways we can figure out how many papers are left to deliver

anonymous · Answer

If he delivers 68 papers a day and he has already delivered 75% you would take 68*.75=51.  You would then take 68-51 and get that he has 17 papers left.

amistre64 · Answer

68 - 68(75%) = amount left.

or

68(25%) = amount left