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Question from steph, a student: what percent is 314.70 of 693.20 |
Hi Steph,
I am going to change the problem slightly.
What fraction is 300 of 600?
That's easy, 300 is one half of 600. That is 300/600 = 1/2.
What percentage is 300 of 600?
The answer is 50% since 50 is one half of 100, that is 50 = 1/2 × 100.
What fraction is 17.3 of 28.7?
The fraction is 17.3/28.7 .
What percentage is 17.3 of 28.7?
Take the fraction you obtained above, 17.3/28.7, and the answer is that fraction of 100. In other words 17.3/28.7 × 100 = 60.3%.
What fraction is 314.70 of 693.20?
What percentage is 314.70 of 693.20?
Penny
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