7.21 is what percent of 45?

Actually, TitaniumRome, I think there's another.

 

You can cross-multiply!

 

7.21/45=x/100

 

We are figuring out how much 7.21/45 equals to out of 100%.

 

Multiply each numerator by the other fraction's denominator to get your new numbers.

 

45*x=45x

 

7.21*100=721

 

So...

 

45x=721

 

Then, divide each side by 45 so that the right side becomes x.

 

45x/45=x

 

721/45= approximately 16.02

 

When we put it together, we get

 

x=16.02

 

Now, we know that 7.21/45=16.02/100

 

In conclusion, 7.21 is approximately 16.02% of 40.

There is only one way to figure out the percentage

 

dividing--->7.21/45=16.02%