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75% of 120 is what number

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Solution:

Let the unknown number be x.

We know that:

  • The word "of" means multiplication.

This means that:

  • => 75% × 120 = x

Step-by step calculations:

  • => 75/100 × 120 = x [75% = 75/100]
  • => 75/5 × 6 = x
  • => 15 × 6 = x
  • => 90 = x

Thus, the number is 90.

User Davidriod
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Explanation:

75% of 120


(75)/(100) * 120


= 15 * 6


= 90

HOPE IT HELPS YOU

User Dunaevsky Maxim
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