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Exercise #1

Calculate 25 out of 125 as a percentage:

Step-by-Step Solution

In order to determine what percentage 25 is out of 125, we use the formula:

PartWhole×100 \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \times 100

We begin by substituting the given values into the formula:

25125×100 \frac{25}{125} \times 100

We then divide 25 by 125:

0.2 0.2

Finally we multiply the result by 100 to convert it into a percentage:

0.2×100=20% 0.2 \times 100 = 20\%

Thus, 25 is 20% of 125.

Answer

20%