Question 367573
3/5 is what percent times 5/8?


let x = what percent times.


you get (3/5) = x * (5/8)


divide both sides of this equation by (5/8) to get:


x = (3/5) / (5/8)


this is equivalent to:


x = (3/5) * (8/5)


this is equivalent to:


x = (3*8) / (5*5)


this is equivalent to:


x = 24/25


24/25 is equivalent to .96


.96 is equivalent to 96%


the answer to your question is that (3/5) = 96% of (5/8)


To confirm, just translate everything to decimals.


You get:


.6 = 96% of .625


96% of .625 is equivalent to .96 * .625 is equal to .6


you are left with .6 = .6  which is true, confirming that 96% is a good figure.