Question

What percent of 208 is 114.4

Answer 1

55%

Explanation:

all you have to do is divide 114.4 by 208 to get 0.55, then turn that into a percentage by moving the decimal 2 times to the right.

Answer 2

55%

Explanation:

`\bold{METHOD\ 1}\\\\\begin{array}{ccc}208&-&100\%\\\\114.4&-&p\%\end{array}\qquad\text{cross multiply}\\\\208p=(100)(114.4)\\\\208p=11440\qquad\text{divide both sides by 208}\\\\p=(11440)/(208)\\\\p=55`

`\bold{METHOD\ 2}\\\\\text{Calculate the quotient of given numbers and convert it to the percent:}\\\\(114.4)/(208)=0.55\\\\0.55\cdot100\%=55\%`