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Question from Greg, a parent: How do you find out the percent of a number that is with in a range of numbers (i.e. what % is 39 of range 34 to 42)? |
Hi Greg,
I'm not sure what is meant here but here is a guess.
"What percentage of the way from 34 to 42 is 39?"
If this is the question then the distance from 34 - 42 is 42 - 34 = 8.
The distance from 34 to 39 is 39 - 34 = 5.
Hence 39 is 5/8 of the way from 34 to 42. As a percent this is 5/8 × 100 = 62.5%.
I hope this helps,
Penny
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