How to figure out percentage?

[Mystery_of_GodST]

Can someone tell me what the percentage of

 

1,648,195 km2 

 

out of

 

148,647,000 square kilometres

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

[Ringer]

divide them, you will get the percentage in decimal form

[A Tripolation]

Can someone tell me what the percentage of

 

1,648,195 km2 

 

out of

 

148,647,000 square kilometres

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

 

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[Mystery_of_GodST]

Answer of percentage not coming up correctly I believe

 

[A Tripolation]

Well, you know, random ethnic guys in athletic uniforms is always a possible outcome when doing maths. Why, just yesterday, I was trying to sum the forces in a truss bridge, when a random Asian guy in basketball clothing flew out of the pages. It's crazy stuff.

[the tree]

Honestly it's much less of an issue now that calculators aren't limited to those tiny LCD screens, Shaq O'Neal barely fitted onto my little Casio pocket calculator.

[Mystery_of_GodST]

<P>Can someone give me the answer please? And explain the method of how they got it?</P>

Edited January 12, 2011 by Mystery_of_GodST

[ewmon]

Never mind, found it out.

 

You take the small number, divide it by the bigger number and multiply by 100% giving you the exact percentage.

 

1.08%

But it's not always "the smaller" divided by "the larger". If your regular pay is $641, and one week you work extra and earn $857, what percentage of your regular pay did you earn?

[Mystery_of_GodST]

I don't know, I'm concerned with the percentage of the numbers I mentioned above

 

and I'm getting I think 1.108%? Correct?

 

 

 

Lol.

 

I want my money!

 

Rates, down, up?

 

 

Edited January 12, 2011 by Mystery_of_GodST

[ewmon]

Correct.

[khaled]

If the initial quantity is X and the new quantity is Y,

 

then the ratio of difference between X and Y = ( Y / X ) * 100 %

 

and the ratio of the advancement of Y over X = (Y - X)/X * 100 %

 

so if X = 100, and Y = 150,

 

Y:X = Y/X * 100 = 150/100 * 100 % = 1.5 * 100 = 150%, means Y is 150% of X

(Y-X):X = (Y-X)/X * 100 = 50/100 * 100 % = 0.5 * 100 = 50%, means The Raise was 50% of the original Quantity