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Question 1069167: Ive struggled with this question, Cam is 45% older than Jessi. Cams age is what percentage of jessis age? If jessis is 20, how old is cam. Thank you!!
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c Cam
j Jessi

Cam is 45% OLDER than Jessi.
c=j%2B0.45j
c=j%281.45%29
Cam's age is 145 PERCENT of Jessi's age.

If j=20, then c=1.45%2A20=highlight%2829%29.