50 out of 100 flowers are red. What percentage of the flowers are red

Suppose there is a simple index of three stocks, stock abc, stock xyz, and stock qrs. stock abc opens on day 1 with 4000 shares at $3.15 per share. stock xyz opens on day 1 with 5000 shares at $4.30 per share. stock qrs opens on day 1 with 6000 shares at $4.60 per share. the price of stock abc on day 8 begins at $3.50. the price of stock xyz on day 8 begins at $3.90. stock qrs opens on day 8 with a price of $4.50 per share. assume that each stock has the same number of shares that it opened with on day 1. what is the rate of change of this simple index over 1 week?

The classrooms are trying to raise $1,200.00 for charity. mrs. leblanc's class has raised 50%. mr. patel's class has raised $235.14 ms. warner's class has raised 1/3 as much as mrs. leblanc's class. how much more money is needed to reach the goal of $1,200.00?

How do you use the elimination method for this question? explain, because i really want to understand!