SOLUTION: Set up and solve an equation to answer the question below. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary. 75.7 is what percent of 140?

Question 1131726: Set up and solve an equation to answer the question below. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
75.7 is what percent of 140?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
divide 140 into 75.7
That gives a decimal answer of 0.5407
Move the decimal two places to the right, and put % after it
54.07%
Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Set up and solve an equation to answer the question below. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
75.7 is what percent of 140?

Correct EQUATION: , with P being the percent.
Solve the above for P.
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