3. Olaf has 250 files saved on an external hard drive. Of those files, 12% are photos.
(a) Write a percent proportion to find the number of files that are photos.
(b) How many photos does Olaf have saved on his external hard drive?

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3.	Olaf has 250 files saved on an external hard drive. Of those files, 12% are photos.
(a)	Write a percent proportion to find the number of files that are photos.
(b)	How many photos does Olaf have saved on his external hard drive?

anonymous · Answer

First you have to turn the percentage into a fraction or decimal

anonymous · Answer

so you can pick between making it 12/100 or .12

twistrose · Answer

ok thanks

twistrose · Answer

so if i use .12 what would i do then

anonymous · Answer

You would do 250 divided by .12

twistrose · Answer

ok so the answer would be 2,083.3

twistrose · Answer

right

twistrose · Answer

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twistrose · Answer

@Qwertty123

qwertty123 · Answer

Well, a percent proportion is this
part/whole=percent/100

twistrose · Answer

so it would look like 12/250 right

qwertty123 · Answer

yeah

twistrose · Answer

ok and the answer would be 0.048

twistrose · Answer

i guess it is

twistrose · Answer

would that mean he has 48 photos