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Tell how you could use a proportion to find 125% of 500. Why is the solution greater than the original number?

11-5 6th grade work

User Aendra
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Answer:

625

Explanation:

We have to find 125% of 500

=
(125)/(100) * 500 = 1 .25 * 500 = 625 .

Here the solution (625) is greater than the original (500) because the percentage value is more than 100% . so the answer will come more than its original value.

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