Question

What percent of 50 is 15?

A. 0.3%
B. 7.5%
C. 30%
D. 35%

Answer 1

Answer is C. 30%.

Step by step.

What percent of 50 is 15?
So
what percent of (means multiply)
50 is (means equal) 15.
So
50x = 15
Solve for “x” by dividing both sides by 50.
X= .30

To turn a decimal into a percent, multiply by 100 = 30%.

Answer 2

Answer:30%

Explanation:

10% of 50 is 50/10 so 10% is 5
15/5=3 so its three lots of 10%

3*10%=30%