Simon's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold 90 espressos in all, 63 of which were single-shot. What percentage of the espressos were single-shot?Write your answer using a percent sign (%)._____
Q. Simon's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold 90 espressos in all, 63 of which were single-shot. What percentage of the espressos were single-shot?Write your answer using a percent sign (%)._____
Identify Total Number: Step 1: Identify the total number of espressos and the number of single-shot espressos sold.
Set Up Equation: Step 2: Set up the equation to find the percentage of single-shot espressos. Use x for the unknown percentage.
Solve for Percentage: Step 3: Solve for x by isolating it on one side of the equation.
Convert to Percentage: Step 4: Convert the decimal to a percentage to find the final answer.
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