What percent of 400 is 48?

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What percent of 400 is 48?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-21T23:02:40

I got $12%$

Explanation:

Let us call the required percent $x%$ ; we can try using fraction to write:
$400/48$ must be the same as $(100%)/(x%)$
or:
$400/48=(100%)/(x%)$
rearranging:
$x%=48/400*100%=12%$

Answer 2 · 2016-10-21T23:09:59

$12%$

Explanation:

Write $48$ as a fraction of $400$ and make the denominator 100.

$48/400 (div4)/(div4) = 12/100 = 12%$

You can also take a fraction and $xx 100%$

$48/400 xx 100%$

$cancel48^12/cancel400^cancel4 xx cancel100%$

= $12%$

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