Suppose that Jan wants to find what percent 80 is of 40. She set up the equation 80=40x and got x=2. She gave her answer as 2%. What is her mistake?

Rubens Neto asked Jul 16, 2023

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Rubens Neto asked Jul 16, 2023

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Answer:

2 would be equal to 200%, not 2%

Explanation:

She did all the steps correct until she got x=2. 1=100%, so 2=200%

But, she accidently put it as 2%.

Gnopor answered Jul 20, 2023

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