document.write( "Question 769568: 28 is what percent of 50 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "28 is what percent of 50\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"Percent\" means \"parts in 100\". x% means x parts out of 100 parts.\r\n" );
document.write( "28 out of 50 means \"28 parts out of 50 parts\". Now how much is that out of 100?\r\n" );
document.write( "Since 100 is twice 50, 28 parts of 50 would be (28 * 2 = 56) parts in 100.\r\n" );
document.write( "So 28 is \"red%2856%29\"% of 50\r\n" );
document.write( "Remember that:\r\n" );
document.write( "x% of a number a means (a * x/100}\r\n" );
document.write( "To express a fraction (x/y), which means \"x parts in y\" as a percentage, you just\r\n" );
document.write( "have to multiple (x/y) by 100 i.e. (x/y)*100. In this question, (28/50)*100 also\r\n" );
document.write( "gives 56%\r\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :)\r\n" );
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