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OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

What percent of 60 is 12? Show your work.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a percent is the decimal form of a fraction... the fraction you have is 12 of 60... 12/60 isss? use your calculator.

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

12 is to 60 as something is to 100 12:60::x:100\[\frac{12}{60}=\frac{x}{100}\]

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

would it be 0.2???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

.2 is the decimal.. do you know what .2 is in percentage? Move the decimal to spaces to the right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no , now multiply both sides by 100

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.2 *100

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

it would be 20%

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

0.2 out of 1 20 out of 100

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

So it would be 20 right??

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

How many 20's make 100?

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

5

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

What do 5 12's give you?

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

.41??

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

\[5\times12=\]

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

60

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

So is 12 20% of 60?

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

yes..i think

OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

thanx..:)

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