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15 is 30% of what number

User Nurisezgin
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the answer is 50

to get it divide 15 by .3

30%=.3
User Fabian Rost
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15 is 30% of something
'of' means multipliy
percent means parts out of 100 so
30%=30/100=0.3
15=0.3 times something
divide both sides by 0.3
50=something
the number is 50
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