Question

Yesterday, 170 guests at a hotel called for room service out of 425 guest. What percentage of the guests at the hotel called for room service yesterday?

Answer 1

I just finished working it out and I’m pretty sure it’s 41.18

Answer 2

Answer: 40%

Step-by-step explanation: to put it simply if you are using a calculator, enter 170÷425×100 which will give you 40 as the answer.

if you want an explanation here:

170 of 425 can be written as:

170/425.

To find percentage, we need to find an equivalent fraction with denominator 100. Multiply both numerator & denominator by 100

170/425

×

100/100

(170 × 100/425) x 1/100

=

40/100

Therefore, the answer is 40%

(very sorry if this doesn’t make sense)