Chapter 6.1, Problem 16IP

To determine

Find the percentage of $16$ in $64$ .

Answer to Problem 16IP

The percentage of $16$ is $25\%$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

It is given in the question that the two numbers are given $16and64$ .

Concept Used:

In this, use the concept of percent proportion such that the ratio of given two number will equal to the ratio of $p/100$ .

Calculation:

Here,

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{16}{64}=\frac{p}{100}\\ p\cdot 64=16\cdot 100\\ p=\frac{16\times 100}{64}\\ p=\frac{1600}{64}\\ p=25\%\end{array}$

Conclusion:

The percentage is $25\%$ .