document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980729>Question 980729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not a maths person and am really struggling with percentages, please help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i have a total of 35 people and need to convert results of a survey into percentages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. 32 out of 35 is what percent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     2 out of 35 is what percent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     1 out of 35 is what percent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the percentage for one person?, would i just times that by how many people i have? i.e. 35 people is 100%? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sorry if you do not understand, I'm having difficulty trying to explain myself!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Many thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "32 out of 35 is what percent? (32/35)x100%=91.43%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 out of 35 is what percent? (2/35)x100%=5.71% <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 out of 35 is what percent? (1/35)x100%=2.86%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The actual process is setting up a proportion. For 32 out of 35:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=percentage<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F100=32%2F35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F100=32%2F35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply each side by 100%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(32/35)(100%) Which is the same as above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Summary: To find the percent, we divide the part <BR>\n" );
document.write( "by the whole and multiply by 100%<BR>\n" );
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