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115 is 14% of what? Please list the steps not just the answer.

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Recall that 14%means 0.14 .
Recall that "of" almost always means 'times'.

You said that 115 = 0.14 x (the number)

Divide each side by 0.14: 115/0.14 = the number = 821.43 (rounded)


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