What percent of 1 is 1/2?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-06T01:01:07

#50%#

#100%# of a number is its entirety (for example, #100%# of #3# would be #3#). Therefore, #50%# of a number would be half of it.

In this case, #1/2# is half of #1#, so it is #50%# of #1#

Answer 2 · 2018-05-07T08:30:00

#50%#

The question is easier to follow if it is asked another way:

What percent is #1/2# of #1#?

To find what percent one quantity is of another use the method:

#color(red)("fraction" xx100%)#

#(1/2)/1 xx 100%#

#cancel(1/2)/cancel1_cancel2 xx cancel100^50%#

Cancel: #1/2# divides into #1# twice and #2# divides into #100# #50# times.

#=50%#