Question

Please help I'm struggling.....


Captown is the capital city of Maltania. If the population of Captown is 25 percent of the rest of the population of Maltania, then the population of Captown is what percent of the entire population of Maltania?

Answer 1

You will want to find c/m
c=pop of captown
m=pop of maltania

m-c=rest of population
c/m-c=25/100

Answer 2

why is it m-c?

Answer 3

@nincompoop

Answer 4

let captown population be c

Answer 5

maltania population be m

Answer 6

whats the difference between rest of the population and the entire population?

Answer 7

M= Maltania - C= Captown

Answer 8

remaining population of maltania = m-c

Answer 9

so c = 0.25(m-c)
1.25c=m

Answer 10

c/m = (1/1.25)*100

Answer 11

80

Answer 12

i dont understand what the difference between rest of the popualation and the entire population is....

Answer 13

see rest of the population is when population of captown is subtracted from population of maltania

Answer 14

entire population is population of maltania = m

Answer 15

ohhh ...

Answer 16

@yomamabf i hope this will make u clear

Answer 17

so the entire population is including captown?

Answer 18

yeah. thats what the calculation shows

Answer 19

ohhhh kay thanks

Answer 20

@yomamabf can u please close this if u r done with the post please? thanks :)