8% of rides are water rides; if 4 are water rides, how many rides total?

[NewLearner]

8% of the rides in the park are water rides.




If there are 4 water rides, how many rides are there in total?

 

[NewLearner]

Sorry Sir but this is what i'm stuck on.

 

[mmm4444bot]

If we use the Proportion Method, the set-up looks like this:

Part/Whole = Percent/100

If this does not look familiar, then please tell us which method your class is using.

OR, if you think that you need lessons, to learn about percents and percentages, try googling keywords: lessons solve percent problems proportions

You'll find lots of links, for both written lessons and videos to watch.

 

[stapel]

8% of the rides in the park are water rides.

If there are 4 water rides, how many rides are there in total?

Since you posted this to "Arithmetic", I'll assume that you have only a basic knowledge of percents, and no knowledge of algebra.

You know that "percent" means "out of 100", so 8 of every 100 rides are water rides.

This can be "reduced". If 8 of every 100 are water rides, then how many of ever fifty are water rides? (Hint: Divide.)

If 4 rides are water rides, then how many rides are there, in total?

If you get stuck, please reply showing your work so far. Thank you!

 

[tkhunny]

8% of the rides in the park are water rides.

If there are 4 water rides, how many rides are there in total?

How would you solve this?

100% of the rides in the park are water rides.

If there are 4 water rides, how many rides are there in total?

How about this?

50% of the rides in the park are water rides.

If there are 4 water rides, how many rides are there in total?