If 1,790 megawatts of power, out of the 3,000 megawatts generated by a power utility, reach the destination, what percentage of the generated power reaches its destination?

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anonymous · Answer

divide 1790 by 3000 and multiply the result by 100

phi · Answer

If you need more info on percents, this video and the ones following it are pretty good http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/percents/v/describing-the-meaning-of-percent

kira_yamato · Answer

1790/3000 * 100% ≈ 60.0%

anonymous · Answer

@ iranmeah91, very understandable on how to come about the answer. Thank you!
@phi, thank you for the link, I'll look into it.
@ Kira Yamato, thank you for showing the answer. But, I like better knowing the steps I need to take in getting the answer, not so much as being given the answers. That is how I learn.