Question

Nine hundred light bulbs are packaged and shipped to a retail store. Thirteen percent of the light bulbs arrive broken. Which equation can be used to find the number of light bulbs that were broken?

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = 13\% \times 900$ Or   $x = \frac{13}{100}\times 900$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total bulbs = 900

Percentage of broken bulbs = 13%

Let x be the number of broken bulbs

Thirteen percent of the light bulbs arrive broken

So, $x = 13\% \times 900$

Or

$x = \frac{13}{100}\times 900$

Or

$x =117$

Hence The equation can be used to find the number of light bulbs that were broken is  $x = 13\% \times 900$ Or   $x = \frac{13}{100}\times 900$.