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27 is what percent of 75 show work plz

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If you divide 27 by 75, then multiply by 100, you will get the answer

27/75=0.36
0.36*100=36

The answer is 36%
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To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 75 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 75, so we can write it down as 100%=75.
4. We know, that x% equals 27 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=27.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=75
2) x%=27
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=75/27
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 27 is what percent of 75

100%/x%=75/27
(100/x)*x=(75/27)*x - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.77777777778*x - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.77777777778) to get x
100/2.77777777778=x
36=x
x=36

now we have:
27 is 36% of 75
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