What Percent is 550 of 8000?

We need to find what percentage 550 is of 8000.

Part (the amount we have): 550

Whole (the total): 8000

We're asking: "550 out of 8000 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:

0.06875 × 100 = 6.875%

550 is 6.875% of 8000.

This means if you had 8000 items and took 550 of them,

you would have 6.875% of the total.