Calculate the Percentage: Finding What Percent 36 is of 144

Question

Calculate 36 over 144 as a percentage:

00:04 Let's find what 36 is as a percentage of 144.

00:09 We will use the percentage formula.

00:14 Divide 36 by 144, then multiply the result by 100.

00:21 To make it easier, break 144 into factors of 36 and 4.

00:26 Simplify the fraction by reducing it.

00:31 And there you go! That's the solution.

Let's write the numbers as fractions:

$\frac{36}{144}$

Now let's multiply by 100 to reveal the percentage:

$\frac{36}{144}\times100=$

Let's note that we can break down 144 into the following expression:

$36\times4$

In other words:

$\frac{36}{36\times4}\times100=$

We can simplify the two 36s in the fraction as follows:

$\frac{100}{4}=25$

25%