Question

(a) 125% of 40.4 is what number?
(b) 9.24 is what percent of 38.5?

Answer 1

To find 125% of a number, multiply the number by 1.25. To find what percent a number is of another, divide the first number by the second and multiply by 100.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find 125% of 40.4, multiply 40.4 by 1.25. 125% is equivalent to 1.25 as a decimal.

125% of 40.4 = 40.4 × 1.25 = 50.5.

To find what percent 9.24 is of 38.5, divide 9.24 by 38.5 and multiply by 100.

9.24 is what percent of 38.5 = (9.24 / 38.5) × 100 ≈ 24.00%.

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