Question 72829
Let the words "what percent" be our unknown x. Remember "of" means multiply and "is" represents =. So this expression looks like
{{{x*120=15}}}
{{{x=15/120}}}
{{{x=1/8}}}
{{{x=0.125}}}Multiply this answer by 100 to get the percentage
{{{0.125*100=12.5}}} So 12.5% of 120 is 15