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if there are 4,336,046 businesses in america and 453,326 are franchised, what % of the total businesses are franchised?
 Feb 10, 2014
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Straight division. Biggest number over smallest number.

Big/Small= That number answer is the exact percent. Round up or down to the nearest. Or to 2 or 3 decimal placings.

What I did... I copied your questions numbers, big and pasted into my calculator online/computer and put the division sign then pasted the smaller number in then hit equals ( = ). You can do it to, or type the numbers in.

Good luck.
 Feb 10, 2014
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Guest:

if there are 4,336,046 businesses in america and 453,326 are franchised, what % of the total businesses are franchised?



It is the number fanchised divided by the total number that is true.

but then you need to multiply the answer by 100 and put a % sign.
 Feb 10, 2014
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Are you sure melody?

Big/ small in this case. The 4,336,046 by "how many" 453,326, leaving us with how many times it fits in which givs 9.56496208%. Which also even by estimation looks right, since if it was rounded to 4,400,000 / 440,000 it would be 10%. I think you've looked at the question wrongly.
 Feb 11, 2014
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Guest:

if there are 4,336,046 businesses in america and 453,326 are franchised, what % of the total businesses are franchised?



453326 / 4336046 x 100% = 10.45% correct to 4 significant figures.

This is exactly the same answer that I gave last time.

THIS ANSWER AND THE WORKING IS CORRECT.
 Feb 11, 2014
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sorry to op for my incorrect answer.
 Feb 11, 2014

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