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OpenStudy (anonymous):

James bought 12 cookies and ate 3 of them. He ate___% of the cookies

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whats 3/12?

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

12 of __ = 3 blank represents the percentage

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

is / of = % / 100 is= part of = whole

OpenStudy (anonymous):

improper fraction :/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://www.percentagecalculator.net/ for future references

OpenStudy (catlover5925):

12 divided by 3 is 4 so therefore he ate 1/4th of the cookies

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

@Catlover5925 It is asked to find the percentage.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh yea

OpenStudy (catlover5925):

ok so what is 1/4 as a percentage...100 divided by 4 is what??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

25??

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

3/12 get the quotient and multiply by 100

OpenStudy (catlover5925):

4 quarters go into a $ how much is a quarter worth?? and that is ur percentage

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or you can do 3/12= ?% just as easy

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Correct it is 25%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

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