Question

What percent of $1800$ is$846?$

Short answer

$846$is$47\%$of$1800$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given Information

The value is$1800.$

The final amount is$846.$

Step 2. Translate into algebra 

Let p is a percentage.

So, algebra is

$1800·p=846$

Step 3. Simplify 

By proceeding with the calculation further

$$\begin{gathered} 1800·p=846 \\ p=\frac{846}{1800} \\ p=0.47 \end{gathered}$$

Step 4. Convert to percent

To convert into percent multiply the value of pby $100\%.$

So,

$$\begin{gathered} p=0.47\times 100\% \\ p=47\% \end{gathered}$$