What percent of 60 is 54? please explain how to do this, i forgot

You could set it up algebraically:

60x = 54
x = 54/60

Then move the decimal point in your answer two places to the right to find the percentage.

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90%? i think i got it! thanks!

Correct.

To calculate what percent one number is of another number, you can use the following formula:

(percent / 100) * whole = part

In this case, the whole number is 60, and we want to find what percent 54 is of 60. Let's call the percent we want to find "x". Applying the formula, we get:

(x / 100) * 60 = 54

To solve for x, we need to isolate it. Let's divide both sides of the equation by 60:

(x / 100) = 54 / 60

Simplifying the right side gives us:

(x / 100) = 0.9

To isolate x, we can multiply both sides by 100:

100 * (x / 100) = 100 * 0.9

Simplifying further, we get:

x = 90

Therefore, 54 is 90% of 60.