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QuizMultiple Choice
Using Equivalent Ratios to Find Percents
Question 2 • ELPGEQ1 M/J Math 6 - 1205010 HCPS v24
Kato must write 60 percent of a 20-page report by tomorrow. Kato wants to determine the number of pages that he needs to write by tomorrow. Kato’s work is shown below. Step 1: Write 60 percent as a ratio. Step 2: Write an equivalent ratio that has the answer in the numerator and 20 in the denominator.Step 3: Step 4: 60(5) = 180 What mistake did Kato make?
Answer
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In Step 1, Kato should have written the ratio as .
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In Step 2, Kato should have put 20 in the numerator.C
In Step 3, Kato should have multiplied 100 by 5.D
In Step 4, Kato should have divided 60 by 5.