SOLUTION: How do you work out percentages in reverse? For example I have an amount of 5000 which is 60% percent of the total figure... how do I determine the 100% figure?

SOLUTION: How do you work out percentages in reverse? For example I have an amount of 5000 which is 60% percent of the total figure... how do I determine the 100% figure?

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Question 522056: How do you work out percentages in reverse? For example I have an amount of 5000 which is 60% percent of the total figure... how do I determine the 100% figure?
Answer by tinbar(133) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60% of x is 5000.
Then 0.6*x=5000, x=5000/0.6, which is 25,000/3 which can also be approximated by 8333.33

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