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25% of what number is 30.2? i need help solving.​

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25% of what number is 30.2? i need help solving.​-example-1
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120.8. Make a proportion. 25/100 equals 30.2 over x, the number. Now cross multiply. 100 times 30.2 divided by 25, so it is 120.8.

Another way to reason this is to see that 25 percent is one fourth, so just do 30.2 times 4
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