SOLUTION: How do figure out percentages?

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Question 739911: How do figure out percentages?
Answer by fcabanski(1391)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A % is part/whole times 100.


For example, if you want to know what % of $100 is represented by $32, it's 32/100 x 100 = .32 x 100 = 32%.

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