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33% of what is 5? Help!
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33% of what is 5? Help!

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33% of 15 is 5. If 5 = 33%, that means that x/3=5. so multiply both sides by 3 to get x=15.
It is asking what number can you take 33% of and get 5? So you are not dividing 5 by 3, you are multiplying it by 3
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