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22 percent of what number is 24.2

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110, you do part over whole equals percent over 100
User Rafael Croffi
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We can use proportion and cross multiplying to solve this problem
22% ----------24.2
100%----------x
Now we can cross multiply

x= (100*24.2)/(22) =110 - its the our number