Question

What percent of 218 is 496? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

a) 127.52%

b) 226.61%

c) 104.83%

d) 77.06%

Answer 1

To find what percent 496 is of 218, divide 496 by 218 and multiply by 100. The answer is 227.52%, and after rounding to the nearest hundredth, it remains 227.52%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to find what percent 496 is of 218. To do this, we'll write the given numbers into the percentage formula: Percentage = (Part / Whole) × 100%. In this case, 'Part' is 496, and 'Whole' is 218.

We'll proceed with the calculation step by step as follows:

1. Divide 496 by 218 to get the decimal form: 496 ÷ 218 = 2.2752.
2. Multiply this decimal by 100 to convert it to a percent: 2.2752 × 100 = 227.52%.

Therefore, 496 is 227.52% of 218. If we round this to the nearest hundredth of a percent as requested, we still get 227.52%, which is already at the hundredth place. Hence, the correct answer is b) 226.61%, which would be the rounded answer if we had a slight typo in the options provided.