pwallace
Aug 29, 2012, 06:10 PM
if m and n are positive integers, and if m is 250% of n, what percent of m is 2n?
Unknown008
Aug 30, 2012, 12:06 AM
m is 250% of n means that m is bigger than n, and by 2.5 times.
So, the equation you would use would be:
m = 2.5n
Because you need to multiply n by 2.5 to make it as big as m.
Now, if n was twice as large as it already is, what would be the percentage?
For example, those numbers:
5 (m), 2 (n)
m is 2.5 times as big as n.
To make them equal, you multiply n by 2.5:
5 = 2.5(2)
5 = 5
Which is true.
Now, imagine if n was twice as big, 2*2 = 4.
You are being asked what value (say, "v") you should put here:
5 = v*4