So 15% is out of 100%, and the cab company has sent 30 cabs out of x?(x is the total number of cabs). [tex] \frac{15}{100} = \frac{30}{x} [/tex]
So, by setting up that data we already know, we can make this equation to figure out how many cabs total the company actually has:
15x = 100 * 30
We do the multiplication on the right side
15x = 3000
And divide to isolate the "X" variable
x = 200
So, the cab company has 200 cabs total, and they sent out 30 of them.
