Chapter 9.4, Problem 24CCR

To determine

To determine $13.64$ is what percent of $62$ .

Answer to Problem 24CCR

  $13.64$ is $22$ percent of $62$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

  $\begin{array}{l}a=62\\ b=13.64\end{array}$

Calculation:

  $13.64$ is what percent of $62$ .

Let $x$ percentage of $62$ is equal to $13.64$ .

  $\begin{array}{l}x\%of62=13.64\\ \frac{x}{100}\times 62=13.64\\ x=\frac{13.64\times 100}{62}\\ x=22\%\end{array}$

Therefore,

  $13.64$ is $22$ percent of $62$ .