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QuizMultiple Choice
Using Equivalent Ratios to Find Percents
Question 8 • FL-1205010-M/J Grade 6 Mathematics A-CR
Nine hundred light bulbs are packaged and shipped to a retail store. Thirteen percent of the light bulbs arrive broken. Which equation can be used to find the number of light bulbs that were broken?
Answer
A
StartFraction 13 times 9 Over 100 times 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 117 Over 900 EndFraction
B
StartFraction 13 times 9 Over 900 times 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 117 Over 8100 EndFraction
C
StartFraction 100 divided by 9 Over 900 divided by 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 11.1 Over 100 EndFraction
D
StartFraction 900 divided by 9 Over 13 divided by 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 100 Over 1.4 EndFraction