SOLUTION: what distance is 24 percentof 710 miles?

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Question 54877This question is from textbook Algebra 1 Concepts and Skills
: what distance is 24 percentof 710 miles? This question is from textbook Algebra 1 Concepts and Skills

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Part/Whole=Percent/100 [Basic formula for percentage problems]
(x/710=24%/100 [Plug-in the values]
100x=(710)(24) [Cross-multiply]
100x=17,040 [Solve for x]
x=170.40 miles
Check by plugging all of the variables back into the original equation.
170.40/710=24%/100
.24=.24 [Checks out]