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What percent of 80 is 16?

42 is 28% of what number?

What percent of 80 is 16? 42 is 28% of what number?-example-1

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Hello there today we will solve your problems

Number 1


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What percent of 80 is 16?

-We can make an equation to solve this


(16)/(80)=(x)/(100)


(x)/(100) is our what we would call our percent in math

and
(16)/(80) is our whole and part you gave us


(16)/(80)=(x)/(100) cross multiply


80x=1600


x=20%

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Number 2


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42 is 28% of what number?

-We can make an equation to solve this


(42)/(x)=(28)/(100)


(28)/(100) is our what we would call our percent in math

and
(42)/(x) is our whole and part you gave us


(42)/(x)=(28)/(100) cross multiply


28x=4200\\x=150


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    20%
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    150
User Andrew Newland
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Answer:

13 - 20%

14 - 150

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