SOLUTION: what percent of 140 is 49?

Question 242830: what percent of 140 is 49?

Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
The best way to understand these type of problems is understanding the words.
"of" in math usually means multiply. "Is" usually means equal. Now we can write an equation. Let's use x to be the percent.
x times 140 = 49 We want x alone so divide both sides by 140 to give us:
x=49/140 This fraction can be changed to a decimal. The bar / in a fraction means "divided by" so 49 divided by 140 gives us:
.35 or 35%
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It'll give you the basics of math to build a good understanding.
RJ Toftness
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