SOLUTION: Use a proportion to answer the question in terms of x. What percent of 5x is 3x?

SOLUTION: Use a proportion to answer the question in terms of x. What percent of 5x is 3x?

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Question 600599: Use a proportion to answer the question in terms of x. What percent of 5x is 3x?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60% of 5x is 3x (since .6*5 = 3)
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