SOLUTION: How can I teach someone to EASILY solve this percent problem WITHOUT a calculator?: A box weighs 33.1 pounds and is 14% of the ENTIRE shipment. Find the weight of the ENTIRE shipme

Question 1035808: How can I teach someone to EASILY solve this percent problem WITHOUT a calculator?: A box weighs 33.1 pounds and is 14% of the ENTIRE shipment. Find the weight of the ENTIRE shipment.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a box weighing 33.1 pounds represents 14% of an entire shipment, then your entire shipment is 33.1/.14 pounds:
.14n=33.1
n=33.1/.14
n=33.1/14/100=33.1/7/50 or approximately 33.1 divided by 1/7; which equals approximately 33.1*7, or 231.7!!!!!!(actually, 236.428, by calculator)
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