nataliemay nataliemay
  • 19-02-2015
  • Mathematics
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75% of what number is 27?

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shoshanarockz shoshanarockz
  • 19-02-2015
you can set this up as a proportion 

is         %
--        ----
of        100

the "is" is 27. the percent is 75% which by default makes the of our x
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dln
dln dln
  • 19-02-2015
[tex]Percent means out of 100. \\ \frac{75}{100}*x=27 \\ \\ \frac{(25)3}{(25)4}*x=27 \\ \\ \frac{3}{4}*x=27 \\ \\ x= 27* \frac{4}{3} \\ \\ x=9*4 \\ \\ \boxed {x=36 }[/tex]
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