Question

What percent of 18 is 24?
and plz explain thx.

Answer 1

24 is 133 1/3 % of 18.

Explanation:

What percent of 18 is 24?

Method 1:

`\begin{array}{cccc}18&-&100\%&\text{divide both sides by 3}\\\\6&-&(100)/(3)\%&\text{multiply both sides by 4}\\\\24&-&(400)/(3)\%\end{array}\\\\\\\\(400)/(3)\%=133(1)/(3)\%`

Method 2:

`(24)/(18)=(24:6)/(16:3)=(4)/(3)`

Convert to percemt:

`(4)/(3)=(4)/(3)\cdot100\%=(400)/(3)\%=133(1)/(3)\%`