Question

What percent is 48cm of 1.5 m​

Answer 1

First of all, recall that 1.5m is the same as 150cm.

Now, we simply build a proportion where we consider 48 to be 100, and wonder what 150 will be:

`48/ 100 = 150 / x`

Solving for x, we have

`x = (150\cdot 100)/(48)=(15000)/(48) = 312.5`

Which actually makes sense, because we're stating that 1.5m is about 300% of 48cm, which means three times as much. Which is true, because three times 48cm means 144cm, which is about 1.5m

Answer 2

• 32%

Explanation:

To solve this problem, you must first have the numbers in the same units, that is, convert the meters to centimeters and operate with them or transform to meters and work with them, therefore, I decide to work with centimeters, like this:

• 1.5 meters = 150 centimeters (each meter equals 100 centimeters)

Then, you can make a simple rule of three, where 150 centimeters corresponds to 100% and you look for the percentage of 48 centimeters:

• 150 cm = 100%
• 48 cm = X

So:

• X = (48 * 100) / 150
• X = 4800/150
• X = 32

Therefore, the percentage of 48 centimeters is equal to 32%.