Question

Determine the whole if the part is 126 and the percent is 90%

Answer 1

A quarter of a part

Explanation:

Answer 2

Hey there!

We can arrange this to say, "90% of the whole is 126."

Thus, we can write an equation, where w is used as a variable to represent the whole.

0.90w=126

Divide by 0.90

w=140

The whole is 140.

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