Percentages!

[TriskeNikole]

Question: GrandMart sells 115% as much soda as BigMart. How much soda does BigMart sell, calculated as a percentage of GrandMart's soda sales?

So far I have drawn a diagram and split it into 23 equal pieces each representing 5% which when totaled gets 115%. I am completely lost on how to solve this!

Thanks for any help!

 

[arthur ohlsten]

Bigmart %=[ bigmarts sales / grandmarks sales] x100%
let bigmart sell B
thenG=1.15B

substiyute into bigmarts %
Bigmarts %= [B/1.15B]x 100%
bigmarts %=87%

Arthur

 

[Loren]

Is it asking "100% is what percent of 115%"?

 

[arthur ohlsten]

yes! that is exactly what your instructor wants.
Arthur