Question

What % less 60 is 51

Answer 1

To find the percent we are looking for we can use the rule of three:

`\begin{gathered} 60\rightarrow100 \\ 51\rightarrow x \end{gathered}`

then:

`\begin{gathered} x=(51\cdot100)/(60) \\ x=85 \end{gathered}`

This means that 51 is 85% of 60.

Therefore 51 is 15% less than 60.