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You recently received your verizon wireless phone bill for the month. The total is $70.52. Included in that total is $13.27 in surcharges and taxes. What percent of your wireless bill goes towards surcharges and taxes? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Sagot :

so 70.52 and 13.27

so 13.27 is what percent of 70.52
percent means parts out of 100

what percent of 70.52
'of' can be tranlated to mutiply
13.27=x% times 70.52
13.27=x/100 times 70.52
13.27=70.52x/100
13.27=0.7052x
divide both side by 0.7052
18.82
the answer is 18.8%

the easy way is

to find percent assume 70.27=100
so x/100=
13.27/70.52 then multiply by 100=0.18817 multipliy 100
18.817=round 18.8%

answer is 18.8%