Chapter 6.1, Problem 17IP

To determine

Find the percentage of $52.2$ in $145$ .

Answer to Problem 17IP

The percentage of $52.2$ is $36\%$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

It is given in the question that the two numbers are given $52.2and145$ .

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,

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{52.2}{145}=\frac{p}{100}\\ p\cdot 145=52.2\cdot 100\\ p=\frac{52.2\times 100}{145}\\ p=\frac{5220}{145}\\ p=36\%\end{array}$

Conclusion:

The percentage is $36\%$ .