The question is not altogether clear, but in a question such as
What is x% of y? (where x and y are numbers),
y is the original value.
Incidentally, since x% of y is the same as y% of x, it does not matter all that much.
The answer depends on what the percentage problem is. The equations will be different depending on whether you want to find:one number as a percentage of another,a given percentage of a number,the percentage change applied to a given number,find the original number if given the number after the percentage change.
A percentage.
It is called the divisor, and the number your dividing is called the dividen and your answer is called the quoitiont
what is the answer to a division problem called
The number which is on top of the division problem is the answer, obviously, or the quotient. :) The top number of a fraction is the numerator.
The answer depends on what the percentage problem is. The equations will be different depending on whether you want to find:one number as a percentage of another,a given percentage of a number,the percentage change applied to a given number,find the original number if given the number after the percentage change.
A percentage.
what is the first number in a multipacation problem called
It istwo numbers are a percentage relationship between them orone number and a percentage change.
It istwo numbers are a percentage relationship between them orone number and a percentage change.
It is the number expressed as a percentage of the maximum.
The number being divided in a division problem is called the dividend.
The first number is called the dividend. The second number is called the divisor. The answer is called the quotient.
It is called the percentage.
The second number in a subtraction problem is called the subtrahend.
It is called the divisor, and the number your dividing is called the dividen and your answer is called the quoitiont
That's called a percentage.