SOLUTION: 33 1/3% of a number is 3 2/3. Find the number.

Question 125072This question is from textbook algebra 1
: 33 1/3% of a number is 3 2/3. Find the number. This question is from textbook algebra 1

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, checkley71:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let call the unknown number X.

Here I've changed the mixed fraction 3 2/3 to the fraction 11/3.
Multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of (33/100).

Your number is 1100/99 or 11 1/9 as a mixed fraction.
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/3*X=3 2/3
X/3=11/3 CROSS MULTIPLY
3X=3*11
3X=33
X=33/3
X=11 ANSWER FOR THE NUMBER.

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