Question

72 is what percent of 480? write and solve an equation to solve the problem.

Answer 1

The way my math teacher had us remember a jingle to do percents. It goes:



What % of Total Amount is how much The Part. Based off that equation is:

% x Total = P

Now, fill in the parts:
% x 480 = 72

Now for the math portion:

p=72/480
p=0.15
0.15 x 100 = 15%

Based off that 15% of 480 is 72