Examples with solutions for Converting Fractions to Percentages and Vice Versa: Express one number as a percentage of another

Exercise #1

What is the percentage of 118 over 4?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we need to determine what percentage 118 is of 4. We'll use the formula for percentage calculation:

Percentage=(PartWhole)×100% \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100\%

Let's go through the steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the part (118) and the whole (4).
  • Step 2: Divide the part by the whole: 1184\frac{118}{4}.
  • Step 3: Perform the division: 1184=29.5\frac{118}{4} = 29.5.
  • Step 4: Convert the result into a percentage by multiplying by 100:
  • 29.5×100%=2950% 29.5 \times 100\% = 2950\%

Therefore, the percentage of 118 over 4 is 2950% 2950\% .

Answer

2950%

Exercise #2

What is the percentage of 130 over 25?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will express 130 as a percentage of 25 using the formula for percentages. Let's follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Divide 130 by 25 to determine the fraction.
    13025=5.2 \frac{130}{25} = 5.2
  • Step 2: Multiply the result from Step 1 by 100 to convert it to a percentage.
    5.2×100=520% 5.2 \times 100 = 520\%

Therefore, 130 is 520% of 25.

Answer

520%

Exercise #3

What is the percentage of 138 over 10?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given values. The "part" value is 138, and the "whole" value is 10.

  • Step 2: Use the percentage formula:

    Percentage=(partwhole)×100 \text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}}\right) \times 100

  • Step 3: Perform the division of the part by the whole:

    13810=13.8 \frac{138}{10} = 13.8

  • Step 4: Convert the result to a percentage by multiplying by 100:

    13.8×100=1380 13.8 \times 100 = 1380

Therefore, 138 is 1380% of 10.

The correct choice from the provided answers is: 1380%.

Answer

1380%

Exercise #4

What is the percentage of 15 over 336?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem of finding what percentage 15 is of 336, we will proceed with the following steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the Fraction
    The fraction representing the part-to-whole relationship is 15336\frac{15}{336}.

  • Step 2: Convert the Fraction to a Percentage
    To express this fraction as a percentage, we multiply it by 100:

  • 15336×100=15×100336 \frac{15}{336} \times 100 = \frac{15 \times 100}{336}

  • Step 3: Simplify the Expression
    We simplify this fraction by simplifying the multiplication first:

  • 1500336 \frac{1500}{336}

  • Step 4: Simplify the Fraction Further
    Divide by the greatest common divisor (GCD) to simplify the fraction.

  • First, find the GCD of 1500 and 336. Notice:

    • GCD(1500, 336) = 12 (determined through common divisor analysis).

    • Thus, 1500336=1500÷12336÷12=12528\frac{1500}{336} = \frac{1500 \div 12}{336 \div 12} = \frac{125}{28} .

  • Step 5: Convert to Mixed Number
    Convert the improper fraction 12528\frac{125}{28} into a mixed number:

  • 125÷28=4 with a reminder of 13 125 \div 28 = 4 \text{ with a reminder of } 13

    So, 12528\frac{125}{28} becomes 41328 4\frac{13}{28}.

  • Final Step: Express Result as a Percentage
    Thus, 15 is 41328% 4\frac{13}{28}\% of 336.

Therefore, the correct answer is 41328%\boxed{4\frac{13}{28}\%}.

Answer

41328% 4\frac{13}{28}\%

Exercise #5

What is the percentage of 15 over 75?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the fraction of 15 relative to 75.
  • Step 2: Convert this fraction to a percentage by multiplying by 100.

Let's proceed with these steps:
Step 1: We calculate the fraction: 1575 \frac{15}{75} . This simplifies to 15 \frac{1}{5} (since 15 divided by 75 gives us 0.2).
Step 2: We convert this fraction into a percentage: 15×100%=20% \frac{1}{5} \times 100\% = 20\% .

Therefore, the percentage of 15 over 75 is 20%.

Answer

20%

Exercise #6

What is the percentage of 17 over 68?

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Step-by-Step Solution

We need to determine what percentage 17 is of 68. To find this, we'll use the formula to convert a fraction to a percentage:

Percentage=(partwhole)×100% \text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}}\right) \times 100\%
  • Step 1: Identify the given values.
    The part is 17, and the whole is 68.
  • Step 2: Apply the formula.
    First, calculate the division: 1768\frac{17}{68}.
  • Step 3: Perform the division.
    Calculate 1768\frac{17}{68} which gives approximately 0.250.25.
  • Step 4: Convert the fraction to a percentage.
    Multiply the result by 100: 0.25×100=25%0.25 \times 100 = 25\%.

Therefore, the percentage of 17 over 68 is 25%.

Answer

25%

Exercise #7

What is of 200 out of 50 written as a percentage?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Write the numbers in the form of a fraction:

20050 \frac{200}{50}

Now we multiply by 100 to find out the percentage:

20050×100= \frac{200}{50}\times100=

Keep in mind that 200 can be broken down into an exercise:

50×4 50\times4

That is:

50×450×100= \frac{50\times4}{50}\times100=

We simplify the two 50s in the fraction and obtain:

4×100=400 4\times100=400

Answer

400%

Exercise #8

What is the percentage of 20 over 85?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem of finding what percentage 20 is of 85, we proceed as follows:

  • Step 1: Form the fraction 2085\frac{20}{85}. This represents 20 as part of 85.
  • Step 2: Convert the fraction to a percentage by multiplying by 100. Therefore, we have:

2085×100% \frac{20}{85} \times 100\%

To simplify, first reduce the fraction 2085\frac{20}{85}. Both numerator and denominator can be divided by 5:

2085=417 \frac{20}{85} = \frac{4}{17}

Now apply the percentage conversion again:

417×100% \frac{4}{17} \times 100\%

This simplifies to:

40017% \frac{400}{17}\%

To convert this to a mixed number, divide 400 by 17:

400÷17=23remainder9 400 \div 17 = 23 \quad \text{remainder} \quad 9

This gives us:

23917% 23\frac{9}{17}\%

Upon reviewing, my calculations have led to an error in the intended remainder setup. Correct remainder procedure should yield:

23817% 23\frac{8}{17}\%

Therefore, the percentage of 20 over 85 is 23817%\boxed{23\frac{8}{17}\%}.

Answer

23817% 23\frac{8}{17}\%

Exercise #9

What is 215 over 645 expressed as a percentage?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To express 215645\frac{215}{645} as a percentage, we follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Divide the numerator by the denominator. 215645=0.3333333333 \frac{215}{645} = 0.3333333333\ldots The result is an approximation of the repeating decimal 0.33330.3333\ldots.
  • Step 2: Multiply the decimal result from Step 1 by 100 to convert it to a percentage. 0.3333×100=33.3333 0.3333\ldots \times 100 = 33.3333\ldots As a percentage, this can be expressed as 3313%33\frac{1}{3}\%.

Therefore, the percentage representation of 215645\frac{215}{645} is 3313%33\frac{1}{3}\%.

Answer

3313% 33\frac{1}{3}\%

Exercise #10

What is the percentage of 216 over 6?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information
  • Step 2: Apply the appropriate formula
  • Step 3: Perform the necessary calculations

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: We are given the part as 216 and the whole as 6.
Step 2: We'll use the formula for percentage, which is Percentage=(PartWhole)×100% \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100 \% .
Step 3: Plugging in our values, we have Percentage=(2166)×100% \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{216}{6} \right) \times 100 \% .
First, perform the division: 216÷6=36 216 \div 6 = 36 .
Next, multiply the result by 100 to convert it into a percentage: 36×100=3600% 36 \times 100 = 3600 \% .

Therefore, the percentage of 216 over 6 is 3600% 3600\% .

Answer

3600%

Exercise #11

What is the percentage of 222 over 75?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we need to express the number 222 as a percentage of 75. To do this, we employ the following method:

  • Step 1: Write the fraction for which we are determining the percentage, which is 22275\frac{222}{75}.
  • Step 2: Convert this fraction to a percentage by multiplying it by 100:

22275×100% \frac{222}{75} \times 100\%

Step-by-step breakdown of the calculation:

222×10075=2220075 \frac{222 \times 100}{75} = \frac{22200}{75}

Now, let's simplify 2220075 \frac{22200}{75} :

Compute: 2220075=296 \frac{22200}{75} = 296

This gives us 296.

Therefore, 222 222 is 296% of 75 75 .

The correct choice from the given options is 296%, which corresponds to choice 3.

Answer

296%

Exercise #12

What is the percentage of 256 over 16?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information -- to find what percentage 256 is of 16.
  • Step 2: Apply the formula for percentage conversion.
  • Step 3: Calculate the result by performing the necessary arithmetic operations.

Let's proceed with the calculation:

Step 1: We are given that the part (numerator) is 256 and the whole (denominator) is 16.

Step 2: Use the formula for percentage:

percentage=(25616)×100% \text{percentage} = \left( \frac{256}{16} \right) \times 100\%

Step 3: Calculate the division:

25616=16 \frac{256}{16} = 16

Then, convert this to a percentage:

16×100%=1600% 16 \times 100\% = 1600\%

Therefore, the percentage of 256 over 16 is 1600% 1600\% .

According to the given choices, the correct answer is choice 4: 1600%.

Answer

1600%

Exercise #13

What is the percentage of 270 over 50?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To express 270 as a percentage of 50, let's use the formula for converting a fraction to a percentage:

  • Step 1: Calculate the fraction 27050\frac{270}{50}.
    This simplifies to 5.45.4 because dividing 270 by 50 yields 5.4.
  • Step 2: Convert the fraction to a percentage by multiplying by 100:
    Percentage=5.4×100=540%\text{Percentage} = 5.4 \times 100 = 540\%

Therefore, 270 is 540% of 50.

Thus, the correct answer is 540%540\%.

Answer

540%

Exercise #14

Calculate 36 over 144 as a percentage:

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's write the numbers as fractions:

36144 \frac{36}{144}

Now let's multiply by 100 to reveal the percentage:

36144×100= \frac{36}{144}\times100=

Let's note that we can break down 144 into the following expression:

36×4 36\times4

In other words:

3636×4×100= \frac{36}{36\times4}\times100=

We can simplify the two 36s in the fraction as follows:

1004=25 \frac{100}{4}=25

Answer

25%

Exercise #15

What is the percentage of 38 over 190?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem, we will express 38 as a percentage of 190 by applying the percentage formula:

Step 1: Identify the numbers given. We have Part=38 \text{Part} = 38 and Whole=190 \text{Whole} = 190 .

Step 2: Calculate the decimal equivalent by dividing the part by the whole:

38190 \frac{38}{190}

Perform the division:

38190=0.2 \frac{38}{190} = 0.2

Step 3: Convert the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by 100:

0.2×100=20% 0.2 \times 100 = 20 \%

Therefore, 38 is 20% of 190. Hence, the correct choice from the options given is 20%.

Answer

20%

Exercise #16

What is the percentage of 630 over 30?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we aim to determine what percentage 630 is of 30. To do this, we will use the percentage formula:

Percentage=(partwhole)×100% \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}} \right) \times 100\%

  • Step 1: Divide the part by the whole.
    Here, the part is 630, and the whole is 30. Thus, we calculate:
    63030=21 \frac{630}{30} = 21

  • Step 2: Convert the result into a percentage.
    Now, we take the result from step 1, which is 21, and multiply it by 100:
    21×100=2100% 21 \times 100 = 2100\%

Therefore, 630 is 2100%2100\% of 30.

The correct answer, according to the given choices, is 2100% \textbf{2100\%} .

Answer

2100%

Exercise #17

What percentage is 64 out of 32?

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Step-by-Step Solution

In the first step, we will convert the data we have into a fraction.

64/32 

Now we will find out that the numbers are divisible by each other,

64/32 = 2

 

To convert an integer into a percentage, multiply it by 100.

 

2*100 = 200

200%

Answer

200%

Exercise #18

What is the percentage of 25 over 125?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem of finding what percentage 25 is of 125, we will use the following formula:

  • Percentage=(PartWhole)×100\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}}\right) \times 100

Let's perform the necessary calculations:

First, divide 25 by 125:

25125=0.2\frac{25}{125} = 0.2

Next, convert this fraction to a percentage by multiplying by 100:

0.2×100=20%0.2 \times 100 = 20\%

Therefore, the percentage of 25 over 125 is 20%20\%.

Answer

20%

Exercise #19

What is the percentage of 21 over 225?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To find the percentage of 21 over 225, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Express 21 as a fraction of 225: 21225 \frac{21}{225} .
  • Step 2: Simplify the fraction.
  • Step 3: Convert the simplified fraction into a percentage by multiplying by 100%.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: The initial fraction is 21225 \frac{21}{225} .

Step 2: Simplify the fraction. We find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 21 and 225, which is 3.

Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 3:

21÷3225÷3=775 \frac{21 \div 3}{225 \div 3} = \frac{7}{75} .

Now the fraction is simplified to 775 \frac{7}{75} .

Step 3: Convert the simplified fraction into a percentage:

Multiply by 100%: 775×100%=70075% \frac{7}{75} \times 100\% = \frac{700}{75}\% .

Simplify 70075 \frac{700}{75} :

700 divided by 75 equals 9 with a remainder of 25. Thus, 70075=92575% \frac{700}{75} = 9 \frac{25}{75}\% .

Simplify 2575 \frac{25}{75} to 13 \frac{1}{3} (since 25 and 75 can be divided by 25).

Therefore, the percentage is 913% 9 \frac{1}{3}\% .

The solution to the problem is 913% 9\frac{1}{3}\% , which corresponds to choice 4.

Answer

913% 9\frac{1}{3}\%

Exercise #20

What is the percentage of 50 over 116?

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Answer

43329% 43\frac{3}{29}\%