Question

97 is what percent of 837? Round to the nearest whole #

Answer 1

if we take 837 as the 100%, what is 97 off of it in percentage?

`\begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \cline{1-2} 837&100\\ 97&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{837}{97}=\cfrac{100}{x}\implies 837x=9700 \\\\\\ x=\cfrac{9700}{837}\implies x\approx 11.59`