The church offering last Sunday was $6,500. One year ago it was $4,800. Last Sunday's offering is what percent of one year ago? Round to the nearest percent. SHOW WORK
6,500/4,800 = 1.354
1.354 x 100 = 135.4
135.4% rounded to the nearest percent is 135%.
To find the percent of last Sunday's offering compared to one year ago, you can use the following formula:
\[ \text{Percent} = \left( \frac{\text{Last Sunday's Offering}}{\text{One Year Ago Offering}} \right) \times 100 \]
Plugging the given numbers into the formula:
\[ \text{Percent} = \left( \frac{6500}{4800} \right) \times 100 \]
Calculating the expression inside the brackets:
\[ \text{Percent} = \left( 1.3542 \right) \times 100 \]
Rounding to the nearest percent:
\[ \text{Percent} = 135\% \]
Therefore, last Sunday's offering is 135% of one year ago.