Question

What percent of 7 is 3.5

Answer 1

50%

Explanation:

what percent of 7 is 3.5

3.5 is half of 7, so 100%: 2 = 50%

Answer 2

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%