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65% of what number is 78

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Answer: 120

It is because google said so

User Joel Fernando
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To solve this you must use a proportion like so...


(part)/(whole) = (part)/(whole)

65 is a percent and percents are always taken out of the 100. This means that one proportion will have 65 as the part and 100 as the whole

We want to know out of what number is 78 65%. This means 78 is the part and the unknown (let's make this x) is the whole


(78)/(x) =(65)/(100)

Now you must cross multiply

78*100 = 65*x

7800 = 65x

To isolate x divide 65 to both sides

7800/65 = 65x/65

120 = x

This means that 65% of 120 is 78

Hope this helped!

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