18 is 32% of what number w? what is w?

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Molloch · Answer 1 · 2023-05-02T14:58:16+0000

Given: 18 is 32% of a number

To Determine: The number

Let the number be w. Therefore:

$\begin{gathered} 32\%ofw=18 \\ (32)/(100)* w=18 \end{gathered}$
(32w)/(100)=18

$\begin{gathered} 0.32* w=18 \\ 0.32w=18 \end{gathered}$

Divide both sides by 0.32

$\begin{gathered} (0.32w)/(0.32)=(18)/(0.32) \\ w=56.25 \end{gathered}$

Hence,

an equation is 18 = 0.32 . w

The solution is w = 56.25