Question

quiz: lessons 17 & 18 percents 1 sharon travels a total of 60 miles to school each week. aaron travels 75% of the miles sharon travels to school each week. how many miles does aaron travel to school each week? show your work. aaron travels ____ miles to school each week. 2 what percent of 25 is 4? show your work.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percent to decimal

$75\% = 0.75$

Step2: Calculate Aaron's miles

$60 \times 0.75 = 45$

Step3: Set up percent formula

Let $p$ = percent. $\frac{4}{25} = \frac{p}{100}$

Step4: Solve for $p$

$p = \frac{4 \times 100}{25} = 16$

Answer:

1. Aaron travels 45 miles to school each week.
2. 16%