What Percent is 500 of 3200?

We need to find what percentage 500 is of 3200.

Part (the amount we have): 500

Whole (the total): 3200

We're asking: "500 out of 3200 is how many percent?"

To find what percent one number is of another, we use:

Percentage = (Part ÷ Whole) × 100

This gives us the part as a fraction of the whole, then converts to a percentage.

Step 1: Divide the part by the whole:

Step 2: Multiply by 100 to convert to percent:

0.15625 × 100 = 15.625%

500 is 15.625% of 3200.

This means if you had 3200 items and took 500 of them,

you would have 15.625% of the total.