Find the percent using the percent proportion.
480 meals is what percent of 1200 meals?
To find the percent, we need to set up the proportion:
480 meals is what percent of 1200 meals?
We can rewrite this as:
480/1200 = x/100
Next, we can cross multiply:
480 * 100 = 1200 * x
48000 = 1200x
Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 1200:
x = 48000/1200
x = 40
Therefore, 480 meals is 40% of 1200 meals.