Question

1515 is what percent of 252525?

Answer 1

0.6%

Explanation:

`x` is what percentage of
`y` ? Divide x by y. In this case, divide 1515 by 252525:

`1515/252525\approx0.006`

Now, multiply that number by 100 to get a percentage:

`0.006*100=0.6`

1515 is 0.6% of 252525.

Another example so it's more clear:

50 is what percent of 200?

`50/200=0.25\\0.25*100=25`

25%