Let's start by recalling that we can use the percent equation to solve problems that involve percent.
Percent Equation [0.3em]
part = percent * whole
We want to find what percent of 120 is 24. Let n represent the percent.
24 = n * 120
Now we will solve the equation that we got for n. To do so, we will use the Division Property of Equality.
We found that n= 0.2 is a solution to the equation. To write the decimal as a percent, we need to move the decimal point two places to the right and write the percent symbol.
0.2 = 20 %
We got that 24 is 20 % of 120.
