Question

What percentage of 23 miles is 27 miles

Answer 1

taking 23(origin amount) as the 100%, what is 27 off of it in percentage?

`\begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \cline{1-2} 23 & 100\\ 27& x \end{array} \implies \cfrac{23}{27}~~=~~\cfrac{100}{x} \\\\\\ 23x=2700\implies x=\cfrac{2700}{23}\implies x\approx 117.39`