i need to work out percentages where the numbers are larger than the number that i want the percentage of. i.e. 113.7 as a percentage of 112.0. HELP!!!!
2007-12-04 22:06:08 · 6 answers · asked by mccullough83 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
You calculate it in the same way as a normal percentage but your answer will be greater than 100. So 113.7/112*100 is 101.5% or 1.5% bigger.
2007-12-04 22:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by CuriousJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You always do the same. If you wanted 25 as a percentage of 50 you do (25/50)x100 = 50% (obviously). So you always take what you have and divide it by the total you could have, so in this case do (113.7/112)x100 = 101.5%. This of course looks about right as you have slightly more than 100%. It'll work every time.
2007-12-05 06:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you divide the number you need to know the percentage of, ie 113.7 by the figure representing 100%, ie 112, and then multiply by 100 you will have your answer.
Will work whether the figure is bigger or smaller.
In this case the answer is 101.5%
2007-12-05 06:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Gary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
113.7 x 100 / 112 = 101.51 percent approx.
2007-12-05 06:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
113.7/112 x100%=101.52%
2007-12-05 06:13:50 · answer #5 · answered by someone else 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just divide and slide the decimal over two places. Divide and slide, just like any other percent problem.
2007-12-05 06:24:13 · answer #6 · answered by wilds_of_virginia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋