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If 25% of y is 30 what is 60% of y

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25% of y can be calculated as:

25 * y / 100

If we know the value is 30, then:

25 * y / 100 = 30

Dividing by 25:

y / 100 = 30 / 25

Multiplying by 60:

60 * y / 100 = 60 * 30 / 25

On the left side of the equation is 60% of y, now calculating the right side:

60% of y = 72

Answer: 60% of y is 72

Note we didn't need to find the value of y, just the required percentage

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