Question

What percent of 12 is 15?

Answer 1

125%

Explanation:

A percentage is a ratio expressed as a decimal and multiplied by 100.

`15/12 = 5/4=1.25`

`1.25*100%=125%`

Answer 2

`125 %`

Explanation:

A percentage is a ratio expressed as a decimal and multiplied by 100.

`15/ 12= 5/4=1.25`

`1.25*100% = 125%`

Answer 3

`125%`

Explanation:

The question is easier to understand if you ask it other other way.

What percent is `15` out of `12`?

To find a percent use the method:

`"fraction" xx 100%`

`15` is more than `12`, so the percent is obviously more than `100%`

`15/12 xx100%`

`=125%`