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70% = 0.7,
therefore, your equation is
0.7x = 168.
To solve it, divide both sides by 0.7 to get x = .
Use your calculator.
On percentage, see the lessons
- Percentage problems
- Percentage word problems (Type 1 problems, Finding the Part)
- Percentage word problems (Type 2 problems, Finding the Rate)
- Percentage word problems (Type 3 problems, Finding the Base)
- More complicated percentage problems
- Problems on percentage that lead to unexpected results
in this site.