Question

What percent of 88 is 38? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

percent formula : is/of = %/100
is = 38
of = 88
% = x

now we sub
38/88 = x/100...this is a proportion, so we cross multiply
88x = 3800
x = 3800/88
x = 43.181...rounds to 43.2%