I have 47 participants in a survey.17 responded.What is the percentage that responded?How do I do the math?

Question

I'm trying to figure out how to do the math to figure out the percentage of people who responded to the survey. I have been out of school for some time and I just cannot remember.

Answer 1

47= 100%

17/47

divide 17 by 47

17/47=.3167

multiply .3167 by 100= 36.17

36%

Good luck

Answer 2

Long answer, but will work for EVERY equation. Put it in a sentence. 17 is what percent of 47. Use this:
%/100 = is/of (percent over a hundred equals is over of.)

Fill in the blanks of this formula. As long as you know 3 of the 4 things, you can solve. The "is" would be the 17. The "of" would be 47. Now you have:

X/100 = 17/47

Cross multiply and divide. 17*100=(x)47
1700=47x
36=x ("x" being the unknown percent you were seeking.)

I know that sounds complicated, but really isn't. Learn that basic formula and you will be able to solve all questions of this type.

Answer 3

1. Divide the 17 by 47 (47 is your total population while 17 is your obtained sample).
2. Multiply the quotient by 100 (percent means per 100). Round off to two decimal places and that is your percentage.

The formula for percentage is

(x/n)*100

I know, the next question will be how to get the averages.

Answer 4

The fraction is 17/47. Now cross-multiply that with x/100 to get the percentage.

47x = 1700
x = 36.17

So the answer is roughly 36 percent.

Answer 5

47 x "b" = 100
b > = 2
17 x 2 = 34 + 2 +(-1) = 36 %

36 percent responded .

Answer 6

17 divided by 47, then move the decimal point right by 2 places.

Answer 7

47 = 100%
17 = x %

x= 17*100/ 47
x= 36.17%

Answer 8

divide 17 into 47 thenclick on the percent sign then you should get 16.23 percent.