Question

165 meters as a percentage of 3 kilometres is

Answer 1

Explanation:

3km = 1000 m

(165×100)/1000 = 16,5%

Answer 2

165 meters is 5.5% of 3 kilometers.

Solution:

We need to calculate 165 meters is what percent of 3 kilometers.

When comparing or calculating percentage the two quantity should have same units.

So we need to convert 3 kilometers into meters

1 km = 1000 meters

So
`1 * 3 km = 3 * 1000 meters`

3 km = 3000 meters

Now, need to calculate 165 meters as how much percentage of 3000 meters

So we get

`(165)/(3000) * 100=(11)/(2)` = 5.5%

Hence 165 meters is 5.5% of 3 kilometers.