alleryStart learning →Percent problems may also be set up as:
AMatrices
BDerivatives
CProportions
DInequalities
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Proportions
1. There is more than one route through a percent problem.
2. Percent is a ratio with denominator 100.
3. In the past, you may have solved percent problems by setting them up as proportions.
4. Both routes give the same answer.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Percents', sections 6.1-6.5_
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