document.write( "Question 275012: How do I manually work out the percentage of something : eg. 18 students out of 25 is 72% - how do I work this out without using a calculator. Thank you kindly, Susan \n" ); document.write( "
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18/25 = p/100
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\n" ); document.write( "72/100 = p/100
\n" ); document.write( "p = 72 --> 72%
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