Applying the percent equation: Problem type 1 Answer the following questions. (a) What percent of 76 is 19 ? (b) 38 is \( 95 \% \) of what?

To find what percent 19 is of 76, you can use the percent equation \( P = \frac{part}{whole} \times 100 \). Here, the part is 19 and the whole is 76. So, \( P = \frac{19}{76} \times 100 \), which simplifies to approximately 25%. For the second question, you need to determine the whole when 38 is 95% of it. You can set up the equation \( 38 = 0.95 \times whole \). To find the whole, divide 38 by 0.95, giving you around 40. Therefore, 38 is 95% of 40.