Quick Math: What Percentage of 80 is 32, tricky percentage problem.

Quick Math: What Percentage of 80 is
in this short math tutorial, we tackle a common question: "What percentage of 80 is 32?" Join us as we explore the simple yet essential concept of percentages and demonstrate how to calculate them. We'll guide you through the steps and provide a clear explanation of the formula involved. Whether you're a student looking to sharpen your math skills or simply curious about percentages, this video will help you grasp the concept with ease. Watch now and enhance your math knowledge in just a few minutes!

[gaileverett]

When we're asked "what percentage of" a number, we start with the assumption that the result will be only part of that number (it could certainly be the other way, but usually not). So, remembering that a percentage is actually a fraction, we want to format the two numbers as a fraction with the smaller on top and the larger on the bottom. This gives us 32/80. The greatest common factor here is 16, which reduces the fraction to 2/5, which is equivalent to 40%. However, it's even easier to just use 8 as a GCF, because that gives you 4/10, which is easily seen to be .40 or 40%.

The real key to getting this right is understanding which number is to be taken a percentage of. That will allow you to handle improper fractions the same way.

[KW-gbcd]

10% of 80 is 8, and 4 times 8 is 32, so the answer is 40%.