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15% of what number is 129

User Nemke
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is/of = %/100
fill in the terms you do know
129/of = 15/100
860 = of
15% of 860 is 129
User Rasmus Franke
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15% of 860 is 129

Convert your percentage into a decimal:

(15)/(100) = 0.15

Divide 129 by your decimal:

129 / 0.15 = 860
User Zoe Edwards
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