Question

What percent is 25 out of 60 ?

Answer 1

Hint: To find the percent of x out of y , we can use the formula $\dfrac{x}{y}*100$. Using the formula and simplifying we get the required percentage

Complete step-by-step answer:
To find the percent of x out of y , we can use the formula
$ \Rightarrow \dfrac{x}{y}*100$
Here we are asked to find the percent of 25 out of 60
Applying the above formula we get,
.$
   \Rightarrow \dfrac{{25}}{{60}}*100 \\
   \Rightarrow 0.4167*100 \\
   \Rightarrow 41.67\% \\
$.

Hence 25 out of 60 is 41.67%.

Note: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number). It has no unit of measurement.