Marty has 54 emails. Of these, 22 are from his friends at school. To the nearest percent, what percent of the emails are from Marty's friends at school?

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Ashleigh Payne

2 February, 22:07

Marty has 54 emails. Of these, 22 are from his friends at school. To the nearest percent, what percent of the emails are from Marty's friends at school?

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Jamarion Davis · Answer 1

Ok so

out of all emails (55), 22 are from friends

so percent means parts out of 100

22 out of 55=x/100

22/55=x/100

2/5=x/100

multiply both sides by 100

40=x

answer is 40%

Katelyn Navarro · Answer 2

41 percent of these emails would be from Marty's friends at school.