Find the percent using the percent proportion.
540 meals is what percent of 720 meals?
To find what percent 540 meals is of 720 meals using the percent proportion, first set up the proportion where the part (540 meals) is over the whole (720 meals), and this ratio is equal to some percent (which we'll call x) over 100.
The percent proportion looks like this:
(part/whole) = (percent/100)
Now plug in the values we have:
(540 meals / 720 meals) = (x / 100)
Next, solve for x:
(540/720) = (x/100)
Now, simplify the fraction on the left:
(3/4) = (x/100)
To find the equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100, multiply both numerator and denominator by the same number such that the denominator becomes 100. Since 4 * 25 = 100, we multiply 3 by 25 as well:
3 * 25 = 75
Therefore, the fraction (3/4) is equivalent to (75/100), and:
(75/100) = (x/100)
This equation now tells us that x, which represents the percent, is equal to 75.
So, 540 meals is 75 percent of 720 meals.