word problem

Question

The 1979 Corvette was the highest number produced ever by Chevrolet at 53,807 cars. Production numbers indicate that the high performance 4-speed manual transmission cars were 23% of the 1979 year, and that the 1979 cars represent 4% of the total Corvettes produced since 1953. What percentage of all Corvettes were 1979 cars with 4-speed transmissions

Answer 1

step 1. total production since 1953 = 53,807 cars ÷ 4% = 53,807 ÷ 0.04 = 1,345,175 cars

 

step 2. 1979 Corvettes with manual transmission = 53,807 x 23% = 53,807 x 0.23 = 12,375 cars

 

step 3. 1979 Corvettes with manual transmissions as a percentage of total production =

 

12,375 cars ÷ 1,345,175 cars x 100% = 0.92%