Answer
3.5%
Work Step by Step
Part=14 ; whole=398
$\frac{14}{398}=\frac{x}{100}$
Write the fraction in the lowest terms:
$\frac{7}{199}=\frac{x}{100}$
Cross products:
$199x=700$
Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary:
$x=3.5$
Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321825535
ISBN 13:
978-0-32182-553-7
Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 420: 38
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