lacyl24 lacyl24
  • 15-10-2018
  • Mathematics
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Identify the percent, amount, and base in this problem: 30% of what number is 75?

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ellieleeevans
ellieleeevans ellieleeevans
  • 15-10-2018
your answer is 250...
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miniLevi
miniLevi miniLevi
  • 15-10-2018

To find percentage, you move the decimal to the left twice on the percentage, then multiply by your number. However, we are not finding 30% of 75. 75 IS the percentage. So, what we know is:

x * .30 = 75

We can do the reverse of multiplication to solve this:

75 ÷ .3 = 250

30% of 250 is 75.

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