1. The problem asks: What percentage of the total money shared does Miriam receive? 2. To find the percentage of total money received by Miriam, use the formula: $$\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Amount Miriam received}}{\text{Total amount shared}}\right) \times 100$$ 3. You need to know the amount Miriam received and the total amount shared. Suppose Miriam received $M$ and the total shared is $T$. 4. Substitute the values into the formula: $$\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{M}{T}\right) \times 100$$ 5. Simplify the fraction and multiply by 100 to get the percentage. 6. This formula works because percentage means "per hundred," so multiplying the fraction by 100 converts it to a percentage. 7. Without specific values for $M$ and $T$, this is the general method to find Miriam's share percentage.