document.write( "Question 58217: how to calculate the percentage of $1722.50 that is equal $277.27?\r
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how to calculate the percentage of $1722.50 that is equal $277.27?
\n" ); document.write( "Different teachers have their preferred method. Mine is to represent percentage as a fraction with the percent in the numerator and 100 in the denominator. Set that = to the part over the whole amount. Let x=whatever you're trying to trying to find, in this case, percent.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F100=.16097\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"100x%2F100=100%28.16097%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "x=16.097%
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