document.write( "Question 438878: 5.3 is what percent of 50
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5.3=x*50
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5 /50=.10=10%
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\n" ); document.write( "so it is reasonable that 5.3 is slightly more than 10%.
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