Question

$840$is what percent of$480?$

Short answer

$840\mathrm{is}175\%\mathrm{of}480.$

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given Information

The value is$480.$

The final amount is$840.$

Step 2. Translate into algebra 

Let p is a percentage.

So, algebra is

$840=480·p$

Step 3. Simplify  

By proceeding with the calculation further

$$\begin{gathered} 840=480·p \\ \frac{840}{480}=p \\ 1.75=p \end{gathered}$$

Step 4. Convert to percent 

To convert into percent multiply the value ofpby

So,

$$\begin{gathered} p=1.75\times 100\% \\ p=175\% \end{gathered}$$