document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=2537>Question 2537</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do u work out a pecentage of a number such as 5% of 80 or 25& of 100 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i already know the easy ones like 50& and 25% but what are the other ones? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "so 5% means = 5/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 5% 0f 80 will be (5/100)*80= 400/100 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SImilarly u can find out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example 15% of 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 15% of 60 = (15/100) of 60 = (15/100) * 60 = 900/100 = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let me explain the other way round\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much percentage of 60 is 9?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 9 be x% of 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> (x/100)*60 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 60x = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x = 900/60 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if a person gets 9 marks out of 60....in percentage it will be (9/60)*100. </SPAN>\n" );
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