SOLUTION: working with percentages as fractions. find the total. 23 is 3% of the total

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Question 417884: working with percentages as fractions. find the total. 23 is 3% of the total
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let x be the total...
3% of x = 23
==> +%283%2Ax%29%2F100+=+23
==> +3x+=+2300
==> +x=+766.66+