Answer
800 is the total number of socks.
Work Step by Step
$\frac{part}{whole}=\frac{percent}{100}$
$\frac{32}{w}=\frac{4}{100}$
Cross multiply to solve for w.
$4w=(32)(100)$
$4w\div4=3200\div4$
$w=800$
Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321825535
ISBN 13:
978-0-32182-553-7
Chapter 6 - Percent - Test - Page 472: 12
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