document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=717742>Question 717742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set up a proportion and solve 6 1/2% of what number is 13? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.065x = 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65/1000 = 13/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Invert:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/13 = 1000/65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 13(1000/65)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1000/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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