Convert Fraction to Percentage: Calculate 40/80 as a Percentage

Question

Calculate 40 over 80 as a percentage:

00:00 Calculate 40 as a percentage of 80

00:04 Apply the formula to calculate percentages

00:10 Divide the first number by the second number and proceed to multiply by 100

00:20 Break down into factors and simplify wherever possible

00:29 This is the solution

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

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Calculate the ratio of 40 to 80:
$\frac{40}{80} = \frac{1}{2}$

Step 2: Convert the ratio into a percentage by multiplying by 100:
$\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \times 100 = 50\%$

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 50%.

50%