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Example Question #51 : Percentage
The above rectangle is divided into squares of equal size. What percent of the rectangle is shaded in?
8 of the 10 squares - of the rectangle - is shaded in, so
of rectangle is shaded.
Example Question #52 : Percentage
What percent of the above figures have been shaded in?
There are twelve figures, five of which have been shaded in, so of the figures are shaded; this is
Since , this is equal to
of the figure.
Example Question #53 : Percentage
is 30% of
and 60% of
.
What percent of is
?
is 30% of
, so
is 60% of
, so
To determine what percent of
is, evaluate:
Example Question #1391 : Numbers And Operations
What percent of the above figures are circles?
There are twelve figures, six of which are circles. This is
of the figures.
Example Question #55 : Percentage
is
of
.
is 2.5 % of
.
What percent of is
?
For the sake of simplicity, since this reasoning is independent of the actual value of , we will assume that
. Then
is
of 100, or simply
, and
is 2.5% of 100, or simply 2.5. To find out what percent
is of
, evaluate:
Example Question #56 : Percentage
is 20% of
and
of
.
What percent of is
?
20% of a number is of that number, so
. Equivalently,
of a number is
of that number, so
. Equivalently,
To find out what percent is of
, evaluate:
.
Example Question #57 : Percentage
is 40% of
.
is 72% of
.
What percent of is
?
is 40 % of
, or
;
is 72% of
, or
.
To find out what percent is of
, evaluate:
.
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