56 out of 79 is a percentage less than a hundred, because 56 is less than 79.
Take out the calculator then divide fifty-six by seventy-nine, then multiply by a hundred to get seventy-one percent.
If calculators are not allowed, notice that seventy-nine is close to eighty. So divide fifty-six by eighty to get 70%. But since we divided by eighty instead of seventy nine, we need to add approximately one percent to get the right answer.
