Question

Lisa sold 81 magazine subscriptions, which was 27% of her class fundraising goal. How many magazine subscriptions does her class hope to sell?

Answer 1

`300` magazine subscriptions

Explanation:

Think of it this way.

If `27%` is equivalent to `81` magazine subscriptions, then we can find what `100%` is equivalent to by first finding out what `1%` is equal to

`27%=81`
`1%= x`

`x=81/27=3`

Therefore, `1%` is equivalent to `3` magazine equivalent. If you want to find what `100%` is equivalent to, you do `3times100` which equals to `300`