# 25 is What Percent of 125

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## What are Percentages?

Percentages are similar to fractions with an important difference. In fractions the whole is represented by the denominator (e.g. the number 5 in the fraction of 1/5) In percentages, the whole is represented by the number 100. In fact, "per cent" means "per 100" or "for each 100."

## How to Solve?

To solve the problem above, let’s convert it into equation form: 25 = __% x 125

In this example, the number 125 represents the whole and so, as a percentage, it would be equal to 100%. Written as a ratio, we would get: 100% : 125

If a student took a 125 question test and they got every answer correct, as a percentage they would get a 100% score on the test.

In our problem we have to discover what percentage 25 is out of a whole of 125. For now, let’s call this unknown percentage value "Y". Written as a ratio, we would get: Y% : 25

To see a relationship between these two ratios, let’s combine them into an equation: 100% : 125 = Y% : 25

It is critical that both of the % values should be on the same side of a ratio. For instance, if you decide to put the % value on the right side of a ratio, then the other % value should also be on the right side of its ratio.

"125 : 100% and 25 : Y%" is correct.
"125 : 100% and Y% : 25" is wrong.

Let’s solve the equation for Y by first rewriting it as: 100% / 125 = Y% / 25

Drop the percentage marks to simplify your calculations: 100 / 125 = Y / 25

Multiply both sides by 25 to isolate Y on the right side of the equation: 25 ( 100 / 125 ) = Y

Computing the left side, we get: 20 = Y

This leaves us with our final answer: 25 is 20% of 125