Answer
a. 4,853
b. 11,597
Work Step by Step
a. Whole=16450, percent= 29.5. Find the part.
$\frac{x}{16450}=\frac{29.5}{100}$
Cross products:
$100x=485275$
Solve for x. Round to the nearest whole number:
$x=4853$
b. $16450-4853=11597$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 419: 44
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