Q41. - Algebra 1

Question

Use the percent proportion to find each number.

Find 8% of 95.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

7.6 is 8% of 95.

Step 1. Given.

Let x and y be the number of the given and actual numbers.

$\begin{array}{l}x=?\\ y=95\end{array}$

Step 2. Formula used.

To find what percent is a number x of another number y, use the below formula

$x\text{ is percent of }y=\frac{x\times 100}{y}\%$

Step 3. Find the actual number

$\begin{array}{l}\frac{x\times 100}{95}\%=8\%\\ x\times 100=760\\ x=7.6\end{array}$

Therefore, 7.6 is 8% of 95.