Question

Translate the question into a proportion. Do not solve. Use the letter “a” if the unknown is the amount, the letter “b” if the unknown is the base, and “p” if the unknown is the percent.What percent of 700 is 79?The proportion is:

Answer 1

79/700 = p/100

Explanation

In general terms, the percent proportion is:

`(amount)/(base)=(percent)/(100)`

In the question: "What percent of 700 is 79?", 700 is the base, 79 is the amount and the unknown is the percent, p. Substituting these values into the previous proportion, we get:

`(79)/(700)=(p)/(100)`