Question

What percent is 285 of the number 475?.

Answer 1

x% of 475 =285
x/100×475=285
475x=285×100
x=285×100/475
x=3×20
=60
60%

Answer 2

Find out the what percent is 285 of the number 475.

To proof

FORMULA

$Percentage =\frac{Part\times100}{whole}$

As given in the question

Total value = 475

Part value = 285

put the value in the formula

we get

$= \frac{285\times100}{475}$

solve the above

$= \frac{28500}{475}$

simpliy divided the above terms

we get

= 60 %

therefore  60 % is 285 of the number 475.

Hence proved