SOLUTION: express 12 out of 16 as a precent

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Question 158513: express 12 out of 16 as a precent
Found 2 solutions by jojo14344, mizjoice:
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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%2812%2F16%29 divide both numerator & deno. by 4:
%283%2F4%29%28100%29
=75%
Thank you,
Jojo

Answer by mizjoice(22) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12 out of 16 as a percentage = 12 = 75% of 16 (why?)
think of 16 as 100%
50% is half of 100%, or in this case, 8
25% is half of 50%, half of 8 is 4 (4=25% of 16)
12= 3 x 4 (75% = 3 x 25%) 12= 75%