SOLUTION: If 60 percent of W equals 20 percent of T, what percent of T is W?

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Question 1103397: If 60 percent of W equals 20 percent of T, what percent of T is W?
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are given

0.6*W = 0.2*T,


which implies

W%2FT = 0.2%2F0.6 = 0.3333333 = 33.33% (approximately.


Answer.  W is 33.33% of T.


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