IXL | Percents of numbers: fractional and decimal percents

Complete the following statement.

62.5%

of 48 =

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question

What is

62.5%

of 16?

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

The whole is 16.

The percent is 62.5%.

Let n represent the part.

Write a proportion to solve for n.

62.5

100

100n

62.5 · 16

100n

1,000

100n ÷ 100

1,000 ÷ 100

62.5%

of 16 is 10.

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

part	=	percentage of whole

n	=	62.5% · 16

n	=	0.625 · 16

n	=	10

62.5%

of 16 is 10.

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