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 200 is 230. Let n represent the percent.
230 = n * 200
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= 1.15 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.
1.15 = 115 %
We got that 230 is 115 % of 200.
