document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=569350>Question 569350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What percent of 145 is 29 ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #367292 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=IWork4Dessert><B>IWork4Dessert(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=IWork4Dessert><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=IWork4Dessert><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=367292\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You know that a percentage is out of 100, right? And you know that, in this case, 29 is out of 145. So all you have to do is set up a proportion. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "29/145=x/100 ---> showing that 29 is a certain percentage of 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now cross-multiply. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2900=145x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 145 to get the variable(the letter) alone. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your answer is 20%. </SPAN>\n" );
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