Kerry bought a pair of athletic shoes for $45. She also bought a pair of colorful shoelaces for the shoes for $4.

What percent of the total amount that Kerry paid was the price of the shoelaces? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

A.
8.2%

B.
8.9%

C.
9.8%

D.
11.3%

Question

Kerry bought a pair of athletic shoes for $45. She also bought a pair of colorful shoelaces for the shoes for $4.
 
What percent of the total amount that Kerry paid was the price of the shoelaces? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.
 
 A.
8.2%
 
 B.
8.9%
 
 C.
9.8%
 
 D.
11.3%

anonymous · Answer

@Er.Mohd.AMIR @Mehek14

anonymous · Answer

@ParthKohli

anonymous · Answer

a

er.mohd.amir · Answer

price of the shoelaces/total price *100

anonymous · Answer

b

mathstudent55 · Answer

You are looking for what percentage of the total amount spent is the cost of the shoelaces.
What did Kerry pay for the shoelaces?
What was the total amount spent?

anonymous · Answer

am i correct

anonymous · Answer

b

mathstudent55 · Answer

No.

anonymous · Answer

why

mathstudent55 · Answer

Answer my 2 questions above, then we'll go on.

anonymous · Answer

i did not get any thing u wrote

mathstudent55 · Answer

Here is the question:
"What percent of the total amount that Kerry paid was the price of the shoelaces? "

anonymous · Answer

45-49 *100

mathstudent55 · Answer

That is the question being asked in the problem you posted.
There are two amounts the question refers to.

mathstudent55 · Answer

One amount is the price of the shoelaces.
What is it?

er.mohd.amir · Answer

first price of shoelaces is =
then total amount spend=

anonymous · Answer

4 49

anonymous · Answer

4-49*100

mathstudent55 · Answer

Correct.
To find what percent a number is of another number, divide the part by the total and multiply by 100.

er.mohd.amir · Answer

4/49 find first

mathstudent55 · Answer

Here, the part is 4.
The total is 49.
Divide 4 by 49, then multiply by 100.

er.mohd.amir · Answer

then for % multiply by 100

anonymous · Answer

so a  i was correct you r  making it more complicated

mathstudent55 · Answer

The answer is not B. You were not correct.

anonymous · Answer

a i said that in the begging look at the top

anonymous · Answer

do u see it

anonymous · Answer

i will close this and make a new one

mathstudent55 · Answer

The idea is not to make it complicated. The idea is to explain to you how to solve it.
To find what percent a number is of another number, divide the part by the total and multiply by 100.
If you understand this, you won't have to keep guessing.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Yes, I see it now. Your first guess was A. you are correct.

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

i made a new Q