Question

what percent of 81 is 506.25

Answer 1

do you mean what is 81% of 506.25?

percent means per 100

Answer 2

You could "translate" this into numbers and variables to set it up like an equation that you can solve. The percent is always converted to a decimal, the words "what percent" indicate a variable for which to solve, the word "of" means to multiply, and the word "is" means =. So translating that into an equation you have x% * 81 = 506.25 or 81x = 506.25. Can you solve that for x?

Answer 3

Set up an equation.

Answer 4

@IMStuck if you convert the percent to decimal first your equation would be 0.81x = 506.25

Answer 5

Here is a key that I use...

What means a variable(x)
is means an = sign
percentage you make into a decimal
of means to multiply
the number is the number