Question

How do you find the percentage of something?
Usually I just put it into a calculator like:
16 percent of 64 - I would just put
16 * 64 = 1024 so I would assume that it is 10.24

But now I have to actually show my work for it and I don't understand what they mean by something like:
what percent of 42 is 70?

I have no clue what I am doing now!

Answer 1

x% = x/100

Answer 2

let x% of 42 =70
so, x%*42 =70
x*42/100 = 70

Answer 3

solve for x now.

Answer 4

@haileemackk
>16 percent of 64 - I would just put
>16 * 64 = 1024 so I would assume that it is 10.24
The above process is not correct.
Maybe you did 16/64 and got 25 and assumed it was 25%.
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what percent of 42 is 70?

Percent means hundredths.
That means 42 is to 70 as x is to 100.
42/70 = x/100
x = 60

Looking back at the proportion, x is over 100.

So, 60/100 = 60% is the percentage.

Answer 5

ummm....60% of 70 is 42
but 60% of 42 is not 70(i think this is asked)

Answer 6

16 percent of 64 = 16% *64 = 16/100 *64 = 10.24