Question

What percent of 72 is 27?

Answer 1

if we take 72 as the 100%, what is 27 off of it in percentage?

$\bf \begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \cline{1-2} 72&100\\ 27&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{72}{27}=\cfrac{100}{x}\implies \cfrac{8}{3}=\cfrac{100}{x}\implies 8x=300 \\\\\\ x=\cfrac{300}{8}\implies x=\cfrac{75}{2}\implies x=37.5$

Answer 2

Answer:

27 is 37.5% of 72.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calcuate: what fraction of 72 is 27 and convert it to the percent:

$\dfrac{27}{72}=\dfrac{27:9}{72:9}=\dfrac{3}{8}\\\\\dfrac{3}{8}\cdot100\%=\dfrac{300}{8}\%=37.5\%$