Chapter SR3, Problem 13P

Solution

What percent of $30\text{ is }6$ ?

  $20\%$

Given:

What percent of $30\text{ is }6$ ?

Concept Used:

To find what percent of a number x is the number y , divide the number y by x and multiply the quotient by $100\%$ and simplify further.

Calculation:

In order to find what percent of $30\text{ is }6$ , divide the second number by the first number and multiply the quotient by $100\%$ to simplify further as shown below

  $\begin{array}{c}\frac{6}{30}\times 100\%=\frac{600}{30}\%\\ =20\%\end{array}$

Thus, the $20\%$ of $30\text{ is }6$ .