document.write( "Question 5917: How do I work out what percentage one figure is of another. i.e. If I have an overall figure (B) of 134,789 and part of this is A which equals 27,987 what percentge is A of B?\r
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set it up as a ratio:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28part+of+a+number%29%2F%28total+number%29=%28some+percentage%29%2F100%25\"$ then cross multiply.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"27987%2F134789=x%2F100\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2798700%2F134789=x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=20.76%25\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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