Hanz’s class had a goal to collect 250 cans of food for the school food drive. They collected 290 cans. What percent of their goal did they achieve?

Respuesta :

Given:

Goal = 250 cans

Number of collected cans = 290

To find:

The percent of their goal they achieved.

Solution:

The percent of their goal they achieved is:

[tex]\text{Required percent}=\dfrac{\text{Number of collected cans}}{\text{Goal}}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Required percent}=\dfrac{290}{250}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Required percent}=\dfrac{29}{25}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Required percent}=29\times 4[/tex]

[tex]\text{Required percent}=116[/tex]

Therefore, they achieved 116% of their goal.