2,280,000 is what percent of 2,370,000?

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Kennedy Adams · Accepted Answer

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"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore x% can be written as #x/100#. We can therefore write this problem as: #x/100 = 2280000/2370000# We can rewrite this in scientific notation as shown below so we are not dealing with such large numbers: #x/100 = (2.28 xx 10^6)/(2.37 xx 10^6)# Next, we can cancel like terms on the right side of the equation: #x/100 = (2.28 xx color(red)(cancel(color(black)(10^6))))/(2.37 xx color(red)(cancel(color(black)(10^6))))# #x/100 = 2.28/2.37# Now, multiply each side of the equation by #color(red)(100)# to solve for #x# while keeping the equation balanced: #color(red)(100) xx x/100 = color(red)(100) xx 2.28/2.37# #cancel(color(red)(100)) xx x/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(100))) = 228/2.37# #x = 96.20# 2,280,000 is #color(red)(96.20%)# (rounded to the nearest hundredth) of 2,370,000

Hazel Anglin · Answer

undefined To find what percent 2,280,000 is of 2,370,000, divide 2,280,000 by 2,370,000 and then multiply by 100:

(2,280,000 / 2,370,000) * 100 = 96.2%

So, 2,280,000 is 96.2% of 2,370,000.