can someone help my son break down the problem in a simple way for him to understand? 1. what percent of 94 is 55? and 99 is 41 percent of what?

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can someone help my son break down the problem in a simple way for him to understand? 1. what percent of 94 is 55? and  99 is 41 percent of what?

phi · Answer

See these videos http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/percent_word_probs/v/solving-percent-problems

anonymous · Answer

tried the video there was sound but no picture

anonymous · Answer

for ur second question, u need to set up a proportion:
99/100 = 41/x   you cross multiply and divide. Anymore questions?  The same thing for "what % of 94 is fifty-five"  fill in the blanks.

anonymous · Answer

http://www.youtube.com/user/MathMeeting?v=WiLH29odR2g

anonymous · Answer

thry that link ^^^^^

anonymous · Answer

i meant try that link.

anonymous · Answer

ok