Question

If the ratio is $3:1$ what is the percentage?

Answer 1

Step $1$: Compute the total part.

Given: Ratio is $3:1$.

So, total part $=3+1$

$=4$

Step $2$: Compute the percentage.

We know that percentage$=\frac{\mathrm{value}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{part}}{\mathrm{total}}\times 100$

Therefore, the percentage of the first part$=\frac{3}{4}\times 100$

$=75\%$

Similarly, percentage of the second part$=\frac{1}{4}\times 100$

$=25\%$

Hence, the percentage of the first part is $75\%$ and the percentage of the second part is $25\%.$