Calculate the Exact Percentage of 270 Over 50: A Linear Approach

Question

What is the percentage of 270 over 50?

00:05 Let's calculate what 270 is out of 50, as a percentage.

00:10 To find a percentage, use this formula.

00:15 Divide two-seventy by fifty, then multiply by one hundred.

00:20 Think of two-seventy as fifty times five point four.

00:28 Simplify it, if you can.

00:33 And there you have it, that's the 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 $\frac{270}{50}$ .
This simplifies to $5.4$ because dividing 270 by 50 yields 5.4.
Step 2: Convert the fraction to a percentage by multiplying by 100:
$\text{Percentage} = 5.4 \times 100 = 540\%$

Therefore, 270 is 540% of 50.

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

540%