Question

What percent of 40 is 17?

Answer 1

In general, we can calculate what percent of y is x using the equation:

`P=(x)/(y)\cdot100\text{\%}`

In our problem, we identify:

`\begin{gathered} x=17 \\ y=40 \end{gathered}`

The percentage is:

`\begin{gathered} P=(17)/(40)\cdot100\text{\%}=(17\cdot5)/(2)\text{ \%} \\ \Rightarrow P=42.5\text{\%} \end{gathered}`