Question

A company's sales in Seattle were $470,000 in 2012, while their sales in Portland were $295,000 for the same year. Complete the following statements and give answers accurate to at least one decimal place.a. Seattle's sales were % larger than Portland's.
b. Portland sales were % smaller than Seattle's.
c. Portland sales were % of Seattle's.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Seattle's sales were 59.32 % larger than Portland's

b) Portland sales were  37.23 % smaller than Seattle's

c) Portland sales were 62.76 % of Seattle's

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Seattle's sales were % larger than Portland's

To find out how many % Seattle's sales were higher we have to consider Portland's sale as 100% and compute the difference using the following equation:

x = 100*(470000-295000)/295000

x = 100*(175000)/295000 = 59.32 %

b) Portland sales were % smaller than Seattle's

To find out how many % Portland's sale were smaller we consider Seattle as 100% and compute the difference using the following equation:

x = 100*(470000-295000)/470000

x = 100*(175000)/470000

x = 37.23 %

c) Portland sales were % of Seattle's

To find out how many % Portland's sale were smaller we consider Seattle as 100% and compute percentage using the following equation:

x = 100*(295000)/470000 = 62.76 %