Imagine a ladder leaning against the wall and you know the height of the ladder and its distance from the wall and you had to find out the height you could use pythagorean theorem here
X = 1/3 yz
3x = yz
y = 3x/z
You start with 24, there are 8 added, there are 12 taken away, then 9 are taken away. The equation looks like:
24 + 8 - 12 - 9 = <u>11</u>
This is a percent problem which means
You take the amount that has been completed over the total amount. You then multiply it by 100%
30/120*100=25%