What percent of 7 is 3.5

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asked Mar 23, 2023 109k views

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DeStrangis · Answer 1 · 2023-03-29T01:06:58+0000

Answer: 50%

I have shown two methods, both work well and can be used to solve other scenarios as well.

[Method One]

We will set up a proportion and solve.

-> A percent divided by 100 is a decimal. This means 100% = 1 in our proportion

(1)/(7) =(x)/(3.5)

7x = 3.5

x = 0.5

0.5 * 100 = 50%

[Method Two]

We will put the whole value in the denominator, and the "what percent of" value is the numerator.

$\displaystyle (3.5)/(7)$

0.5

0.5 * 100 = 50%