Question

Translate the question to a proportion. Do not solve. Use the letter “a” if the unknown is the amount, the letter “b” if the unknown is the base, and “p” if the unknown is the percent.What percent of 500 is 31 ? The proportion is ….?

Answer 1

Let:

p = percent

The percent will be given by:

$\begin{gathered} 500\cdot p=31 \\ solve_{\text{ }}for_{\text{ }}p\colon \\ p=\frac{31}{500} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the proportion is 31/500 = 0.062 = 6.2%