Question

A project on kickstarter.com was aiming to raise $15,000 for a precision coffee press. they ended up with 714 supporters, raising 557% of their goal. how much did they raise?

Answer 1

They raised $83,550, how I got my answer.

Since 15,000 is 100% and they raised 557%, I multiplied $15,000×5=$75,000 then I found that 57% of $15,000 is $8,550, then I added $75,000+$8,550=$83,550.

I hope this helps.