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What percent of 56 is 21?
A)3/8%
B) 3 3/4%
C) 3 7/12%
D)375%

User Tyrina
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Explanation:

100% = 56

1% = 100%/100 = 56/100 = 0.56

21 is that many % as 1% fits into it.

so,

21/0.56 = 37.5% = 37 1/2 %

i think that is actually the third answer option (but you wrote it wrongly).

User Warlock
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