Artie needs to save $450 to buy the new bicycle that he wants. He currently has $300. What percent of the cost of a new bicycle
has he saved? Claire decides that to solve this problem by setting up a proportion. What should her proportion look like? A) 300 100 = x 450 B) x 100 = 300 450 C) x 100 = 450 300 D) 450 100 = x 300
If you would like to know what percent of the cost of a new bicycle has Artie saved, you can calculate this using the following steps:
x% of $450 is $300 x% * 450 = 300 x/100 * 450 = 300 /*100/450 x = 300 * 100 / 450 x = 66.67%
The correct result would be 66.67%.
<span>If you would like to know what should Claire's proportion look like, you can calculate this using the following steps: </span> x/100 * 450 = 300 /*100 x * 450 = 300 * 100
The correct result would be A) 300 * 100 = x * 450.
