i have trouble with percents can anybody help me on this math problem?

Question

Rita spent $48 on fruit at the grocery store. She spent a total of $80 at the store. What percentage of the total did she spend on fruit?

Answer 1

The question is asking you what percent is $48 out of $80. One way to solve this is to set the problem up as a fraction: 48/80. Since both the numerator and denominator are even numbers, simplify the fraction to get 3/5. To convert to a percent, set up a proportion: 3/5 = x/100. Multiply 100 by 3 to get 300. Take 300 and divide it by 5 to get 60. Add your percent sign and you have 60%.

Answer 2

Hello, Elyzabeth.

So Rita spent $48 on fruit and a total of $80 at the store.

To find the percentage of the total she spent on fruit, you divide 48 by 80.

So she spent 48/80 of the total on fruit.

Now you can turn that into a percent by dividing 48 by 80 and then multiplying it by 100.

48 ÷ 80 = .6 = .60

Now, to convert that into a percent, you multiply by 100 .

.60 x 100 = 60%

Therefore she spent 60% of her money on fruit.