document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386521>Question 386521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 22 is 73.5% of what number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #273882 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=273882\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A percentage can be written as a decimal. 73.5% is the same as 0.735. The percentage of a number is found by multiplying the number and its percentage. We will assign a variable to the number we are looking for which is being multiplied by 0.735.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let n equal the number that 22 is 73.5% of.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find 'n,' just make an equation for it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.735n=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simply divide both sides by 0.735 to isolate the variable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.735n=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=29.93197279...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n is around 29.93 </SPAN>\n" );
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