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19 is 6% of what number?

The answer is 316 2/3
(but idk how they got it)
- please list the steps

User RonyLoud
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You have to be able to take the words written down and put them into mathematical symbols. The word "is" means =, the word "of" means to multiply, "what number" is x, your unknown. So translating that from words to an equation looks like this: 19 = .06x. Divide both sides by .06 to get x = 316 2/3
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