EG. 117 is what % of 279.44?
2006-10-27 06:13:28 · 5 answers · asked by Sherry 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
When being asked questions like this ... you can use the words in the sentence to help you formulate the equation.
"is" denotes an equals sign.
"of" denotes a multiplication sign.
"what" indicates that there should be a variable.
Thefore "117 is what % of 279.44" translates to :
117 = x * 279.44
Then you just have to solve for x.
117 = 279.44x
117/279.44 = x
x = 0.4186
Since x is a percent, we must multiply it by 100.
100x = 41.86
Thus, 117 is 41.86% of 279.44
2006-10-27 06:32:36 · answer #1 · answered by Leah H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start by finding the decimal fraction equal to 117/279.44.
Percentage is the equivalent fraction normalized to a denominator of 100, so once you find the decimal fraction, multiply by 100:
percentage/100 = 117/279.44
percentage = 100*(117/279.44)
2006-10-27 13:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do 117 divided by 279.44
you multiply the answer by 100 to get the percentage
;-)
2006-10-27 13:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
279.44=100%=> 1%=279,44/100=2,7944
117 in percent of 279,44 is then how many times you have 1% of 279,44
hence
117/(279,44/100) % =117*100/279,44=?
2006-10-27 13:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by Broden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/3percent.htm
2006-10-27 13:15:21 · answer #5 · answered by favrd1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋