Chapter 6.1, Problem 5GP

To determine

Find the percentage of $2$ in $8$ .

Answer to Problem 5GP

The percentage of $2$ is $25\%$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

It is given in the question that the two numbers are given $2and8$ .

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,

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{2}{8}=\frac{p}{100}\\ 2\cdot 100=p\cdot 8\\ p=\frac{2\times 100}{8}\\ p=\frac{200}{8}=25\%\end{array}$

Conclusion:

The percentage is $25\%$ .