Question

Suppose that 21 out of 25 people who apply to a certain college are accepted. What percentage of people who apply are accepted to the college?

Answer 1

84%

Explanation:

The first step is to write 21 as a fraction of 25, which is simply

21/25

Now we just need to convert this fraction to a percentage :

21/25 = 84

So, 21 is 84% of 25