document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=716721>Question 716721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 25% of a number is 12.5, what is the original number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "new number over the original = % over 100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12.5/x=25/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x=1250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 25 to get the x alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check your work, plug the x value into the original equation and work the same steps through.\r<BR>\n" );
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