What percentage of water sold is accounted for if 600,000 gallons are unaccounted for from 4,500,000 gallons purchased?

To determine the percentage of water sold that is accounted for, you first need to find out how much water has been accounted for from the total purchased. Start with the total amount of water purchased, which is 4,500,000 gallons, and subtract the unaccounted water, which is 600,000 gallons.

The calculation would be:

4,500,000 gallons (total purchased) - 600,000 gallons (unaccounted for) = 3,900,000 gallons (accounted for).

Next, to find the percentage of water accounted for from the total purchased, divide the amount accounted for by the total purchased and then multiply by 100 to convert it into a percentage:

(3,900,000 gallons / 4,500,000 gallons) × 100 = 86.67%.

To find the percentage of water that is unaccounted for, you could take the unaccounted amount and divide it by the total purchased as well:

(600,000 gallons / 4,500,000 gallons) × 100 = 13.33%.

This shows that approximately 13.3% of the water that was purchased is unaccounted for, confirming that the percentage of water sold or