64 is what percent of 68?

Answer 1

I always found that the easiest way to start on a math problem that's given in words is to translate it into symbols. "Is" means an equal sign, "what" usually indicates a variable (call it x), and "percent of" implies multiplication, so:

64 = x * 68

Well, that looks an awful lot like an equation, don't it? To solve for x, divide both sides by 68:

x = 64/68 = 0.941176...

OK, so what does this mean in terms of the original question? Is the answer "not quite one percent"? That doesn't look right: a percent is one one-hundredth (Latin: 'through' and 'hundred'), and not quite one-one hundredth of sixty-something is less than one, not sixty-something-else.

Ah! Vague glimmering of an idea: if a percent is one one-hundredth, that means division by 100:

p / 100 = x

where p is "the answer in percent". To solve that equation, you simply multiply both sides by 100:

p = 100 * x = 100 * 0.941176 = 94.1176

So the answer is about 94 percent, which is written in symbols as 94%.

Answer 2

That's 64/68 =16/17 or about 94.1%.

Answer 3

hey..to find a percentage... 64/68

1.take the top number(64) and multiply by 100..64 x 100 = 6400

2.take the answer you just got and divide it by the bottom number(68).... 6400/68=94.11

3. Round the answer if it is a decimal... 94.11 is 94

The answer is 94%..=D Remember those steps and you can find the percentage of any fraction.

Answer 4

94

Answer 5

x/100= 64/68. Now do your own HW.

Answer 6

64/68 x 100=94.1%

Answer 7

94.12 per cent

64/68 x 100

Answer 8

Approx. 94 percent.

Answer 9

64 x
---- = ----
68 100

68x=6400

x=94.1176471
There's your answer

Answer 10

94 percent.