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$36$ out of the $48$ people in a company meeting were managers. What percentage of the meeting attendees were managers? $\newline$ Write your answer using a percent sign (%). $\newline$ _____

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Q.

36

out of the

48

people in a company meeting were managers. What percentage of the meeting attendees were managers?

\newline

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

\newline

_____

Identify total number of people: Identify the total number of people in the meeting and the number of managers. $\newline$ Total people = $48$ $\newline$ Managers = $36$
Calculate percentage of managers: Calculate the percentage of managers. $\newline$ Percentage = $(\frac{\text{Managers}}{\text{Total people}}) \times 100$ $\newline$ Percentage = $(\frac{36}{48}) \times 100$
Perform division and multiplication: Perform the division and multiplication to find the percentage. $\newline$ Percentage = $0.75 \times 100$ $\newline$ Percentage = $75\%$

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