SOLUTION: what percentage of 155,000 is 6,750?

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Question 334472: what percentage of 155,000 is 6,750?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Percent means "per 100". Rewrite the question as:
"what per 100 of 155,000 is 6,750?
Now replace "what per 100" with x%2F100
%28x%2F100%29%2A155000+=+6750
155000x+=+6750%2A100
x+=+675000%2F155000
x+=+4.355
It is 4.355%