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What percent of 13.5 is 12.1

User Necker
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Your answer is 89.6%

User Leonor
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Let:

a = 13.5

b = 12.1

x = unknown percent

so:


\begin{gathered} ax=b \\ 13.5x=12.1 \\ solve_{\text{ }}for_{\text{ }}x\colon \\ x=(12.1)/(13.5) \\ x\approx0.896 \end{gathered}

Answer:

89.6%

User Rbutcher
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