SOLUTION: may you please help with this problem "83 is 12.5% of what number?" please and thank you

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Question 554888: may you please help with this problem "83 is 12.5% of what number?" please and thank you
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Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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83/0.125=664

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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"83 is 12.5% of what number?" means that we have the equation 83 = 0.125x where x is that unknown number.


83 = 0.125x

83/0.125 = x

664 = x

x = 664


So the unknown number is 664 and 83 is 12.5% of 664


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