What percent of 60 is 84?

2 Answers
Jul 4, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore we can write "what percent" as x/100.

We can now write the problem as:

x/100 = 84/60

Multiplying each side of the equation by color(red)(100) will solve for x while keeping the equation balanced:

color(red)(100) xx x/100 = color(red)(100) xx 84/60

cancel(color(red)(100)) xx x/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(100))) = 8400/60

x = 140

84 is color(red)(140%) of 60

Jul 4, 2017

140%

Explanation:

When dealing with percents, some words can be translated into operations:

Of = Multiply
Is = Equals
What = x or unknown

Using those, we can get the equation
x%*60=84

Divide both sides by 60:

x%=1.4

x=140%

140% of 60 is 84.