Identify the percent, amount, and base in this problem: 30% of what number is 75?

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Branson Manning

Mathematics

10 January, 23:13

Identify the percent, amount, and base in this problem: 30% of what number is 75?

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Sergio Small · Answer 1

Sergio Small 10 January, 23:20

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Your answer is 250 ...

Penny · Answer 2

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.