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Kazia spends $204 a week on rent. $204 is 30% of her weekly pay.
Work out her weekly pay.​

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Answer: Kazia's weekly pay is $680.

Explanation:

Usually, when we try to find some percent of a number, we multiply the percentage to that number. Because it is the other way around, we will divide 204 by 30%.

First, we have to convert 30% to decimal form, which is 0.3.

Now, we have to multiply 0.3 by ten to make it a whole number. We must also multiply 204 by ten to keep everything balanced.

We now have 2040/3, which is 680.

Now, to check our answer, we can multiply 680 by 0.3 to see if the answer is 240.

680 · 0.3 = 204.

Now we are sure that Kazia's weekly pay is $680.

User Salaheddine
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Answer: 680

Explanation:

Create a proportion.

30/100 and 204/x

204 x 100 = 20,400

20,400 ÷ 30 = 680

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