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126 is 144% of what number

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x=87.5 <--------your answer
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\begin{array}{ccc}144\%&amp;-&amp;126\\100\%&amp;-&amp;x\end{array}\ \ cross\ multiply\\\\144x=100\cdot126\\144x=12600\ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 144\\\boxed{x=87.5}
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