What percent of 80 is 16?
20.
How did they get that answer??
of means times. Is means equals.
DecimalPercent x 80= 16
divide both sides by 80
decimal percent = 16/80= .2
percent=decimalpercent x 100
There is a formula for that -- but I never learned it. I like to set up a proportion for this kind of problem.
Let x equal the number out of 100 (the percent).
x / 100 = 16 / 80
x = 20
To find the percent of 80 that is 16, you can set up a proportion. Let x represent the unknown percent.
The equation can be set up as follows:
x / 100 = 16 / 80
To solve for x, you can cross multiply:
80x = 16 * 100
Then divide both sides of the equation by 80:
x = (16 * 100) / 80
Simplifying further,
x = 1600 / 80
x = 20
Therefore, 20% of 80 is 16.