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If 60 is 75% of s value, what is that value

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Let's write it down:
"60 is 75% of s" means:

60=75%*s

75% is
(75)/(100)= (3)/(4), (percent just means "out of 100" so we just divide it by 100) so we can also write:

60=
(3)/(4)s

now, let's multiply both sides by 4:

240=3s

and divide by 3:
80=s

So we have the result that the original value, s, is 80!

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