The Lynx pay their four running backs $1 million, $850,000, $750,000, and $500,000. If the team salary is $33 million a year, what percentage of the total salary is paid to running backs? (Round to the nearest percent.)

a) 5 percent
b) 9 percent
c) 10 percent
d) 15 percent

Question

The Lynx pay their four running backs $1 million, $850,000, $750,000, and $500,000. If the team salary is $33 million a year, what percentage of the total salary is paid to running backs? (Round to the nearest percent.)

	a)	5 percent
	b)	9 percent
	c)	10 percent
	d)	15 percent

tkhunny · Answer

Have you considered adding them together and dividing by the total salary?

anonymous · Answer

yes i got b in the end but i  not sure

anonymous · Answer

im*

tkhunny · Answer

Okay.  Show me how you did that.  ALL intermediate results are needed.

anonymous · Answer

no

tkhunny · Answer

There you have it, then.  Come back when you're ready to learn.