Question

Use the percent proportion to solve each problem Round to the nearest tenth

37 is what percent of 58?

30 is 75% of what number

Answer 1

58p=100, therefore p=100/58

(37/58)*(p/p)=[(1850/29)/100]

*p is just a variable. Doesn't mean anything in particular.

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1. 37 is (1850/29)% of 58.

2. 30 is 75% of 40.