Question 212734
How do you express something as a percentage of something.For eg: tax revenue as a percentage of GDP. I want the solution in algebraic terms.


Step 1.  Let T = Tax revenue and let P = Percent of Tax Revenue of GDP.


Step 2.  Form fraction {{{T/GDP}}}


Step 3.  Multiply by 100 to get result as a percentage.  The algebraic equation is


{{{P=100T/GDP}}}   ANSWER


I hope the above steps were helpful. 

 

And good luck in your studies!


Respectfully,
Dr J


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