IXL | Find what percent one number is of another

Complete the following statement. Write your answer as a decimal or whole number.

% of $38 = $19

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66 is what percent of 66?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

key idea

A percent is 1 part out of 100.

1%
is
equal
to
1
100
or
0.01.

Proportions can be used to solve percent problems.

part

whole

percent

100

solution

100% of a number is the entire number. 100% of 66 is 66. You can check this by doing the math.

The part is 66.

The whole is 66.

Let n represent the percent.

Write a proportion to solve for n.

100

66 · 100

66n

6,600

66n

6,600 ÷ 66

66n ÷ 66

100

66 is 100% of 66.

You could also find the answer by writing and solving an equation:

part

percentage of whole

100

66n

100

0.66

100

66 is 100% of 66.

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