Write the sentence as a proportion using $x$ as the variable. Solve the proportion to answer the question. What percent of 16 is 12?
A) $16$ %
B) $50$ %
C) $133.33$ %
D) $12$ %
E) $75$ %

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The proportion can be set up as:
$$\frac{x}{100} = \frac{12}{16}$$
Cross-multiplying and solving for $x$, we get:
$$x = \frac{12}{16} \cdot 100 = 75$$
Therefore, 12 is 75% of 16. The best choice is E, which gives the correct answer of 75%.

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