Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.14 - Rate, Base, and Part - Exercises - Page 83: 13

Answer

$50\%$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $1$ yard = $3$ feet This means that $880$ yd = $880 \times 3$ feet = $2,640$ feet Divide $2,640$ by $5,280$, then convert to percent to obtain: $=2,640 \div 5280 \\=0.5 \\=50\%$
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