Question

Solve this problem, and identify the percent, amount, and base.What percent of 50 is 20 ?percent =40 amount=50, Base=20percent=50 amount=20, base=50percent=50 amount=10, base=20percent=20, amount 10, base=50

Answer 1

To determine the percentage that 20 is from 50 we will use the following relationship:

`P=(20)/(50)*100_{}`

Solving the operations:

`P=(2)/(5)*100=0.4*100=40`

Therefore, 20 is 40% of 50.

The base of a percentage is the whole. In this case, the base is 50 and the amount is 20.