SOLUTION: 88 is what percent of 70

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Question 257082: 88 is what percent of 70
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, drk:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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88/70 =~ 1.2571
% is times 100:
= 125.71%
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88 is 125.71% of 70

Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can rewrite this as
{{88 = (x/100)*70}}}
multiply both sides by 100 to get
8800+=+70x
divide by 70 to get
x+=+125.714%