Question

How do you write `24/50` in percent form?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore x% can be written as `x/100`.

Therefore, we can write and solve for `x`:

`x/100 = 24/50`

`color(red)(100) xx x/100 = color(red)(100) xx 24/50`

`cancel(color(red)(100)) xx x/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(100))) = cancel(color(red)(100))color(red)(2) xx 24/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(50)))`

`x = 48`

`24/50 = 48/100 = 48%`