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241.6 is 60 2/5% of what?

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Answer: 241.6 is 60 2/5% of 400.

Explanation:

The way we go about this is with these fractions setup like this:

Part Percent

____ x ____

Whole 100

Now we need to add in what we know. The 100 will always be there, you can do that every time. We know the part, (241.6) and the percent (60 2/5%) and we're looking for the whole.

241.6 60 2/5%

____ x ____

? 100

Now we look the diagonals. Our diagonals are 241.6 and 100, and 60 2/5% and ?. We'll take the one that DOESN'T have the question mark in it, and multiply those.

241.6 x 100 = 24,160

And then we take whatever number is left (that isn't the ?) and divide that by whatever number is left

24,160 / 60.4 = 400

Therefore, your whole is 400.

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