Question

What percent of 260 is 78?

Short answer

The percentage is 30%.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given

$$\begin{gathered} value=260 \\ finalvalue=78 \end{gathered}$$

Step 2. Calculation

Let the % be x

$$\begin{gathered} Now, \\ x\%of260is78 \\ \frac{x}{100}\times 260=78 \\ x=\frac{78\times 100}{260} \\ x=30 \end{gathered}$$