Percent Exercises

Solve each percent problem.

1. What number is 25% of 30?

2. What number is 38% of 56?

3. What percent of 62 is 50? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

4. $\frac{5}{7}$ is what percent of $\frac{11}{12}$? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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1. $x = 0.05 \cdot 30$

   $x = 7.5$

2. $x = 0.38 \cdot 56$

   $x = 21.28$

3. $x \cdot 62 = 50$

   $\frac{62x}{62} = \frac{50}{62}$

   $x = 0.806 = 80.6\%$

4. $\frac{5}{7} = x \cdot \frac{11}{12}$

   $(\frac{12}{11}) (\frac{5}{7}) = (x)(\frac{11}{12}) (\frac{12}{11})$

   Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of $\frac{11}{12}$

   $\frac{60}{77} = x$

   $0.779 = x$

   $77.9\% = x$