Question

5 ft is ____ % of 37 1 2 ft; 37 1 2 ft is ____ % of 5 ft

Answer 1

13.33% ≅ 13%

750%

Explanation:

To determine how many percent a certain number makes of another number, all you need to remember is percent means part of the whole and then you multiply it by 100%.

So it turns out like this:

`(part)/(whole)* 100\%`

In the first case, 5 percent is the part and 37 1/2 is the whole. The second case, the opposite is given.

Let's do the first one:

`(part)/(whole)* 100\%`

`(5ft)/(37.5ft)* 100\%`

`13.33\%`

Now let's try the next one:

`(37.5ft)/(5ft)* 100\%`

`750\%`