Question

meg is a veterinarian. she found that 3, or 20%, of the dogs she saw this week were boxers. steve is also a veterinarian. he found that 2 of the 6 dogs he saw this week were boxers. does each person need to find the part, the whole, or the percent?

meg needs to find the whole / percent / part

Explanation:

Analyze Meg's given values

Meg has the part (3 boxers) and the percent (20%). She is missing the total number of dogs she saw.

Determine Meg's missing component

Since she is missing the total number of dogs, she needs to find the whole.

Answer:

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