A bag of 125 stickers contains 24% azure, 28% pink, 18% lime, and 30% amber stickers. Write a proportion that can be used to find L, the number of lime stickers in the bag.

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anonymous · Answer

Ok, my computer's freezing up, so idk if youre sayig anything!

lgbasallote · Answer

im not saying anything...yet....

anonymous · Answer

Okiedokie, sorry my computer was messing up

lgbasallote · Answer

i know how to get the number of lime stickers...but i dont know how to type it as proportion...

anonymous · Answer

Oh, well I was think something like 18/125=l/100 but idk.

lgbasallote · Answer

hmm there may be a way....do you know how to find 18% of 125?

anonymous · Answer

125 times .18?

lgbasallote · Answer

and how did you get 0.18?

anonymous · Answer

Well to multiply a percent you move the decimal twice to the left...

anonymous · Answer

So 125 times .18=22.5

lgbasallote · Answer

or...divide by 100 so... $$\Large \frac{8}{100} \times 125 = L$$ agree?

lgbasallote · Answer

that should be 18 not 8

anonymous · Answer

So how would I make that a proportion?

lgbasallote · Answer

$$\Large \frac{18}{100} = \frac{L}{125}$$  it looks like a proportion now! dont forget to simplify...if you want you can change it to the form a:b = c:d thingy

anonymous · Answer

Okiedokie, thanks again! :D