Question

How do i do percent problems? please help me i forgot how to do them

Answer 1

what kind of percent problem?

Answer 2

what number is 160 percent of 240?

Answer 3

What I like to do is set up a proportion
\[percent/100= value you want/whole value\]

Answer 4

240 * 1.6

Answer 5

so 160 would be your percent, 240 would be your whole value, and the value you want would be your x

Answer 6

160/100=x/240

Answer 7

cross multiply and solve for x

Answer 8

240*160=x*100
38400=x*100
384=x

Answer 9

384 is 160% of 240

Answer 10

(160/100)*240
= 384