SOLUTION: i gave 168 rooms on rent and that is eqauled to 70% occupancy rate then how many total room i have ?

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Question 1094026: i gave 168 rooms on rent and that is eqauled to 70% occupancy rate then how many total room i have ?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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70% = 0.7,


therefore, your equation is


0.7x = 168.


To solve it, divide both sides by 0.7 to get  x = 168%2F0.7.


Use your calculator.


On percentage, see the lessons
    - Percentage problems
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    - Percentage word problems (Type 2 problems, Finding the Rate)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 3 problems, Finding the Base)
    - More complicated percentage problems
    - Problems on percentage that lead to unexpected results
in this site.