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$25 is 10% of what number

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is 10% of "x", meaning "x" is the 100%, and we know that 25 is 10%, so



\bf \begin{array}{ccll}amount&\%\\\cline{1-2}x&100\\25&10\end{array}\implies \cfrac{x}{25}=\cfrac{100}{10}\implies \cfrac{x}{25}=10\implies x=250

User Elis Byberi
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250 is the number youre looking for

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