Question

Finding Percents


I have examples of this in my book, but i cant quite seem how to do this. ;-; I need help on questions like "# is what percent of #?"
if you could inform me on the steps that would be great :3

Answer 1

See if this helps its just an example

Answer 2

? kinda confused ;-;

Answer 3

so 25/100 im guessing :l

Answer 4

do you understand how it is set up, though?

Answer 5

Is there a specific question that you have that you need help on ?

Answer 6

i know your supposed to take the first number and put it as numerator and take second number as denominator, reduce, and change to decimal... but confused on how to go about that. and no i dont have a specific question i just want to know how to do it so i can do it on my own.

Answer 7

Try this
24 is what percent of 32?

Answer 8

you can translate
A is what percent of B?"
to
A= x% * B
(the is means equals, the % of B means multiply times B)

Answer 9

okay, with this set up, ignore the decimal for now. if you set it up as is over of, you cross-multiply the "fractions", then divide to isolate x to find the value of the missing number

Answer 10

i think it would be
24/32 then reduced to 12/16 then 6/8 and then 3/4...

Answer 11

going with pooja's problem :l

Answer 12

No thats incorrect... we need to make it a fraction or division problem
all we need to do is 24/32 and you would divide it

Answer 13

so .75?
and im guessing it would be 75% as the answer?

Answer 14

24/32 = x/100

Answer 15

75/100?

Answer 16

;-;

Answer 17

kody, you're making it more complex than it needs to be

Answer 18

/).- k...

Answer 19

how does i makes it less complex then? ;-;

Answer 20

this is just what im going from out of the book.

Answer 21

24/32 = x/100 is the values plugged into the formula. this is how the problem is set up

Answer 22

is this part clear?

Answer 23

yeah i guess :l

Answer 24

you then multiply the first numerator (top) by the second denominator (bottom). and the same with the first denominator and second numerator

Answer 25

sooo 24*32?

Answer 26

no. that would be the first numerator and the first denominator

Answer 27

OH OH OK i sees now

Answer 28

so i multiply diagonally? ;l so 24*100...???

Answer 29

yes :)

Answer 30

and 32 by x

Answer 31

but whats the x? /).-

Answer 32

patience, young grasshopper. the lesson is not yet finished :P

Answer 33

the x would be the 2400?

Answer 34

the equation should now look like (because you multiplied x by 32) 32x = 2400 (from multiplying 24 by 100). then, you need to isolate the x. you do this by dividing both sides by 32

Answer 35

/)o_o(\ big words

Answer 36

ummmm

Answer 37

equation is a math problem with an equal sign. isolate means to make alone

Answer 38

k.

Answer 39

so i divide 2400 by 32?

Answer 40

yes

Answer 41

ohkai

Answer 42

75 ;-;

Answer 43

oh so its 75% YAI IM DONE RITE?

Answer 44

the answer, 75% was never wrong. just how you were trying to find it

Answer 45

/).-

Answer 46

All percent problems come down to solving this equation:

$$\Huge\frac{x}{100}=\frac{a}{b}$$

Answer 47

the method you were trying only works on a perfect fraction. something that divides together. what if i'd asked 22 is what percent of 23?

Answer 48

ohohohohoho ok :3 ty vry much

Answer 49

i think i gots it now

Answer 50

okay, lets try another one just to make sure. okay?