SOLUTION: You have $68.00 and you must find the percent that you subtract from that number to get $35.00.

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Question 567492: You have $68.00 and you must find the percent that you subtract from that number to get $35.00.
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You have $68.00 and you must find the percent that you subtract from that number to get $35.00.
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Let x = percent
then
68 - 68x = 35
-68x = -33
x = (-33)/(-68)
x = 0.485
answer: 48.5%