SOLUTION: what is the formula to find out why 600 over 3500 is 17% ?

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Question 53453: what is the formula to find out why 600 over 3500 is 17% ?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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600/3500 diviving both terms by 100 we get 6/35 now we divide 6 by 35 & we
get .1714285 or changing this decimal to a percentage we move the decimal point 2 places to the right and add the % sign thus 17.14285% rounded to 17%