Question

Answer each question. What is 35% of 90x? What percent of 16x is 9x?

Answer 1

31.5x; 56.25%

Explanation:

For the first question:

We can write 35% as 0.35; this is because 35% = 35/100 = 0.35. Taking a percentage of a quantity means we multiply; this gives us

0.35(90x) = 31.5x

For the second question:

To find the percentage the second quantity is of the first one, we divide:

9x/16x = 0.5625

This is the same as 56.25%.

Answer 2

35% of 90x = 31.5

16x is 9x =

Explanation:

35 /100 x 90 = 31.5