8 is percent of 225 percent?

Answer 1

I think you meant 8 is what percent of 225%...

well you would do

8=x(225%)

(in equations you always change the percent to a decimal)

225%=2.25

so it's

8=2.25

you isolate x

2.25x 8

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2.25 2.25

8÷2.25

Ans: 3.5555555555555555555555555555556

Then you round to the decimal place you were asked to round to.

(For example, if you needed to round to the nearest hundredth, it would be 3.56.)